Turkey and Malaysia have already backed the application, which the US has deemed ‘meritless, counterproductive and completely without any basis in fact whatsoever’
South Africa opens genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice
It seems they will be allowed to return home, but not everyone believes this will happen
International crimes must be prosecuted and domestic jurisdictions are well placed to do this. Domestic prosecutions based on universal jurisdiction are on the rise
In early December, the International Court of Justice heard arguments filed by the Gambia against Myanmar for violations of the Genocide Convention. This included a request for “provisional measures”, asking that the UN court immediately order Myanmar to cease genocidal activities and to report to it within four months. Under the 1948 Genocide Convention any […]
The Indian Ocean archipelago has been at the centre of a decades-long dispute over Britain’s decision to separate it from Mauritius in 1965
International Court of Justice finds that the Chagos Islands was unlawfully annexed
London split off the remote islands from Mauritius in 1965, three years before Port Louis gained independence
‘We were like animals and slaves in that ship’
The Chagos Islands are at the heart of an international sovereignty dispute
Leaders push for ‘local’ solutions to prevent the judicial system from preying on the weak. "All the statistics show only Africa is targeted."
Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire on a disputed stretch of their border on Friday, killing one Thai in the latest flare-up of an ancient feud
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/ 3 February 2009
The UN’s highest court, the International Court of Justice, on Tuesday defined the Black Sea border between Romania and Ukraine.
Officials in Texas have defied the International Court of Justice to affirm the scheduled execution on Tuesday of a Mexican national.
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/ 18 December 2007
Australia will send a fisheries patrol ship to shadow Japan’s whaling fleet near Antarctica and gather evidence for a possible international court challenge to halt the yearly slaughter. The icebreaker Oceanic Viking would leave for the Southern Ocean in days to follow the Japanese fleet.