The Latest Breaking News from ICJ

Genocide case against Myanmar over Rohingya atrocities cleared to proceed

UN’s international court of justice rejects arguments advanced by military junta over crackdowns against Muslim minority group

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2022

Myanmar genocide case to go ahead after ICJ rejects objections

Judges at the UN’s top court dismiss objections to a case alleging genocide against the Rohingya.

Al Jazeera · Jul 22, 2022

UN court to rule on jurisdiction in Rohingya genocide case

The United Nations’ highest court is set to rule on whether to proceed with a landmark case that accuses Myanmar’s rulers of genocide against the country’s mainly Muslim Rohingya minority

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022

From Vanuatu law school to the Hague: the fight to recognise climate harm in international law

Vanuatu is leading a campaign to have the international court of justice issue an opinion on climate change – which could have huge legal ramifications

The Guardian - AU · Jun 19, 2022

Decoding China’s occupation

China could argue that its construction of a bridge on Pangong Tso is peaceful, but that does not make it lawful

The Hindu · Jun 7, 2022

First Thing: Ukraine forces pushing back Russian troops in Kharkiv

President says military gradually pushing Russian troops away from key city. Plus, robot recruiters might be to blame if you are struggling to get a new job

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2022

Vanuatu’s push for legal protection from climate change wins crucial support

1,500 civil society groups from 130 countries back Vanuatu’s move to seek protection from the international court of justice

The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2022

Five of the best European city breaks with kids

Smaller European cities make for brilliant breaks with kids, be they toddlers, tweens or teens. Our writers pick cool things to do and see

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2022

Germany takes Italy to UN court again over Nazi compensation claims

Germany has filed a case against Italy at the highest U.N. court because Rome continues to allow victims of Nazi war crimes to claim compensation from the German state even after an earlier ruling that such claims violated international law.

Reuters · Apr 30, 2022

West must beware the language of appeasement and see Russia's war on Ukraine for what it is

Words influence the way we see the world. In 2015, we warned that the language used by the west to describe Russia’s armed intervention in Ukraine was a jumble of euphemism and understatement that failed to serve the public interest.

The Conversation · Apr 21, 2022