International Court of Justice (ICJ)

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Judges, including Yuji Iwasawa, sit inside the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on the day the ICJ is set to deliver a non-binding Advisory Opinion on Israel's obligations regarding the presence and activities of the United Nations and other international actors in the occupied Palestinian territory, in a public sitting in The Hague, Netherlands, October 22, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

World Court says Israel must allow UN aid to Gaza and ensure basic needs of Palestinians are met

The panel of 11 judges added Israel has to support relief efforts provided by the United Nations in the Gaza Strip, and UN entities, including UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for...

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

Top UN court to rule on Israel's obligations to ensure aid reaches Palestinians

A wildfire burns next to a house on the outskirts of Valmojado, Spain, July 17, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Top UN court opens door for countries to sue each other over climate change

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

Delegates attend a hearing at the International Court of Justice for a case brought by Sudan to the World Court demanding emergency measures against the UAE and accusing the Gulf state of violating obligations under the Genocide Convention by arming paramilitary forces, in The Hague, Netherlands, April 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

World court dismisses Sudan's genocide case against UAE over alleged Darfur interference

Displaced Palestinians wait to receive United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) aid, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

US backs Israel's ban on UNRWA Gaza aid operations at World Court

A general view of a building of United Nations' top court International Court of Justice (ICJ) as the court holds public hearings in an advisory opinion case, that may become a reference point in defining countries' legal obligations to fight climate change, in The Hague, Netherlands, December 2 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

Israel's Gaza aid blockade contested in World Court hearings

Gambia Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara calls on Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka on 12 March 2025. Photo: PID

Gambian FM calls on CA Yunus, discusses ICJ case against Myanmar

Yuji Iwasawa. File Photo: Collected

ICJ elects Judge Yuji Iwasawa as new president

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Landmark climate case to open at top UN court

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/File Photo

Bolivia joins S Africa ICJ 'genocide' case against Israel

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ICJ urged to hold India accountable for flooding in 11 districts

View of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ahead 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 16, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

Turkey will bid to join ICJ genocide case against Israel, source says