In 1979, 25 years after the anti-colonial conference in Indonesia, the ANC leader recalled the ‘spirit of Bandung’ when he called for the freedom of South Africans and Palestinians
South Africa’s case against Israel’s actions in Gaza has boosted its international standing and secured its position as the moral voice of the Global South
The court has ordered that Israel implement provisional measures to prevent genocidal acts against the people living in Gaza ‘with immediate effect’
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They want the UK and US to pay for damages for their alleged role in assisting the Israeli military to commit war crimes and genocide
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The narrative has changed because people are revolting. The Western man in the street and the impoverished and abused global citizen, are the ones revolting
South Africa is correct and courageous to oppose the West at the International Court of Justice but is not a consistently principled actor
The finance minister was speaking on a panel in Davos about the expansion of Brics
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The country’s case at the World Court exposes Israel’s apartheid actions of creeping dispossession of land, segregation and discrimination, as well as military actions to destroy Palestinians and slow deaths through starvation
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If the International Court of Justice orders Israel to halt its military activity in Gaza, the state would lose its right to self-defence, it argues
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case South Africa v. Israel.
Lawyers representing Israel at the International Court of Justice will table their arguments in day 2 of the proceedings.
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David Feldman said Jews in South Africa should not be held responsible for the words and actions of the Israeli government
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana noted that South Africa’s position on Israel’s occupation of Palestine has always been clear
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South Africa told the International Court of Justice that Israel is deliberately trying to destroy the Palestinian people living in Gaza
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case South Africa v. Israel. SA makes their argument today.
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The state is standing up on principle knowing full well that there will be intense international and domestic pressure to fall into line
It’s not the start to the year any of us had been hoping for, but an inevitable one, given that nothing had changed — from a power-generation perspective — since before the holiday season began
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Turkey and Malaysia have already backed the application, which the US has deemed ‘meritless, counterproductive and completely without any basis in fact whatsoever’
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South Africa opens genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice
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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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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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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.