World Court

World Court

Climate activists protest against fossil fuels at Dubai's Expo City during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 12, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

World Court climate opinion turns up the legal heat on governments

The International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, last Wednesday laid out the duty of states to limit harm from greenhouse gases and to regulate private industry

The Dragon Bravo Fire burns on the northern rim as seen from Grandeur Point on the southern rim of Grand Canyon, Arizona, US July 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo

World Court is poised to mark the future course of climate litigation

Israeli military vehicles operate in the Gazan side of the Rafah Crossing, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip, in this handout image released on May 7, 2024. Photo: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

After World Court ruling, Palestinians want action not words

A general view inside the Court of Justice (ICJ), at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year accusing Israel of violating the Genocide Convention during its offensive against Palestinians in Gaza, in The Hague Netherlands May 17, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman/ File Photo

World Court to rule on request to halt Israel's Rafah offensive

Ecuador's Vice President Jorge Glas talks during an interview with Reuters at the Government Palace in Quito, Ecuador, August 29, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Daniel Tapia/File Photo

Ecuador sues Mexico over asylum decision at World Court

International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds a hearing 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/File Photo

Colombia seeks to join Gaza genocide case against Israel at World Court

FILE PHOTO: 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

US urges UN court not to order Israel out of Palestinian lands

FILE PHOTO: 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

South Africa asks World Court to find Israeli occupation illegal

: Protesters hold a Palestinian flag as they gather outside 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/File Photo

At World Court, Palestinians seek end to Israeli occupation

: Protesters hold a Palestinian flag as they gather outside 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/File Photo

World Court to hear arguments on Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi looks on during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during Blinken's week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, in Amman, Jordan, 7 January 2024. File Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Jordan blames Israel for regional tensions, backs S Africa in genocide case

People sit inside 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.

Israel faces genocide charges at World Court; Gazans return to wasteland

World Court to rule on whether Myanmar genocide case can proceed

World Court to rule on whether Myanmar genocide case can proceed