International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, 26 January 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw//File Photo
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US, Russia to speak on Israeli occupation at top UN court

Israel, which is not taking part, said in written comments that the court's involvement could be harmful to achieving a negotiated settlement. Washington in 2022 opposed the court issuing an...

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Bangladesh

Gaza war one of most shameful catastrophes in modern era: Bangladesh tells World Court

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki and Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour attend a public hearing held by The International Court of Justice (ICJ) to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories before eventually issuing a non-binding legal opinion in The Hague, Netherlands, February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Hamas-Israel war

Palestinians accuse Israel of 'apartheid' at UN top court

Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 26, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

South Africa asks World Court to weigh Israel's Rafah offensive

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the day of the trial to hear a request for emergency measures by South Africa, who asked the court to order Israel to stop its military actions in Gaza and to desist from what South Africa says are genocidal acts committed against Palestinians during the war with Hamas in Gaza, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
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World Court says it will hear part of Russia-Ukraine genocide case

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A test for the efficacy of international law

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Bangladesh

Dhaka welcomes ICJ ruling to prevent genocide in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv on January 7, 2024. (Photo by RONEN ZVULUN / POOL / AFP)
Hamas-Israel war

Israel PM slams S Africa genocide case as 'outrageous' after UN court Gaza ruling

Pro-Palestinian protesters pose for a photo in front of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as judges rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 26, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Hamas-Israel war

Reactions to World Court ruling on Israel's war in Gaza

Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 26, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Hamas-Israel war

World Court orders Israel to prevent acts of genocide, fails to order ceasefire

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the day of the trial to hear a request for emergency measures by South Africa, who asked the court to order Israel to stop its military actions in Gaza and to desist from what South Africa says are genocidal acts committed against Palestinians during the war with Hamas in Gaza, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
World+Biz

Who are the veteran South African and Israeli judges hearing the Gaza genocide case?

An Israeli tank takes position on the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Israel, January 25, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Hamas-Israel war

Israel braces for World Court ruling, focuses attack on south Gaza

A Jewish demonstrator holds a placard on the day judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) hear a request for emergency measures to order Israel to stop its military actions in Gaza, in The Hague, Netherlands January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
Hamas-Israel war

UN court to issue ruling Friday on South Africa's request for order to halt Israel's Gaza offensive