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Arabs and Palestinians Welcome UN Resolution, Israelis Upset

Political sources in Tel Aviv have unveiled a plan to respond to the United Nations General Assembly resolution to ask for a legal opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. The resolution was highly welcomed by the Arab…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 1, 2023

Netanyahu says Israel not bound by 'despicable' U.N. vote

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said a United Nations General Assembly vote asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to provide an opinion on Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories was "despicable."

Reuters · Dec 31, 2022

Palestine hails UN vote on legal consequences of occupation: ‘Time for Israel to be held accountable’

Vote comes just a day after Benjamin Netanyahu took office as prime minister of hard-right government

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022

Israeli PM Lapid urges world leaders to prevent ICJ opinion on Israel's occupation

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday urged world leaders to block a Palestinian bid at the United Nations for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on Israel's occupation, the Prime Minister's office said.

Reuters · Nov 29, 2022

From Pacific to Red Sea: climate court action gathers wave of support

A campaign by the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu for the world's top court to take a stance on protecting people from climate change gained momentum on Friday, winning the support of almost half the nearly 200 countries at a global summit.

Reuters · Nov 18, 2022

Israel admonishes Ukrainian ambassador over U.N. vote

Israel said it had summoned the Ukrainian ambassador for a dressing down on Tuesday, after Kyiv voted in favour of a resolution to open an international probe into Israel's prolonged occupation of the West Bank.

Reuters · Nov 15, 2022

Why a chain of tiny Pacific islands wants an international court opinion on responsibility for the climate crisis

Small island states are losing their patience with big polluting nations as they suffer the devastating impacts of climate change. Without significant movement at the forthcoming COP27 climate talks in Egypt, a pivotal vote at the next UN general assembly meeting, brought by the tiny Pacific islands of Vanuatu, could…

The Conversation · Nov 4, 2022

Pilot East Lothian cancer support project helps people with practical advice

Financial worries, childcare support and missing work are just some of the practical things people seek support for after a cancer diagnosis and the pilot project helps link them with the extra help they need

Edinburgh Live · Oct 17, 2022

Russia’s continued defiance of international law

The list of Moscow’s barefaced violations of international law runs long, striking at the very foundations of the post-war international legal order

The Hindu · Oct 10, 2022

Drive for climate compensation grows after Pakistan's floods

The devastation wreaked by floods in Pakistan this summer has intensified the debate over a question of climate justice: Do rich countries whose emissions are the main cause of climate change owe compensation to poor countries hit by climate change-fueled disasters

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022