International law knows of no graver crime than genocide. The 1948 convention, which Israel was among the first nations to join, defines genocide as the perpetration of any of several heinous ...

Latest on U.N. court order in Israel-Hamas war The International Court of Justice, the United Nations' top judicial body, has ordered Israel to pause all operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

South Africa's top police ranks have been accused of large scale corruption. The incident underlines the country's hypocrisy on international legal issues.

The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two top Taliban leaders, accusing them of persecuting ...

The International Court of Justice in The Hague today made an initial ruling, four weeks after an application from South Africa that accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians.

Israel's Gaza aid blockade contested in World Court hearings U.N. and Palestinian representatives at the International Court of Justice accused Israel of breaking international law by refusing to ...

Human Rights Watch considers international justice—accountability through fair trials for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity—to be an essential element of building respect for ...

FILE - A lone demonstrator waves the Palestinian flag outside the Peace Palace, rear, housing the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, on May 24, 2024. (AP ...

Vanuatu, a disaster-prone Pacific country, has secured United Nations approval to take that question to the International Court of Justice.

On February 22, 2023, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, ordered provisional measures to ensure that Azerbaijan ends the blockage of the ...

The International Court of Justice Takes On Climate Change. Thanks to the maneuverings of the tiny nation of Vanuatu, the entire industrialized world is effectively on trial in The Hague.

Israel asks U.N. court to dismiss case alleging genocide in Gaza war Israel has asked the U.N.'s top court to dismiss a case brought by South Africa accusing it of genocide in Gaza. Here's a look ...