International Court of Justice (ICJ)

A test for the efficacy of international law
Thoughts

A test for the efficacy of international law

The ICJ ruling is being viewed as a litmus test for the efficacy of international law in tackling grave issues like genocide and human rights

Former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud. File Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Dhaka welcomes ICJ ruling to prevent genocide in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv on January 7, 2024. (Photo by RONEN ZVULUN / POOL / AFP)
Hamas-Israel war

Israel PM slams S Africa genocide case as 'outrageous' after UN court Gaza ruling

Pro-Palestinian protesters pose for a photo in front of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as judges rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 26, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Hamas-Israel war

Reactions to World Court ruling on Israel's war in Gaza

Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 26, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Hamas-Israel war

World Court orders Israel to prevent acts of genocide, fails to order ceasefire

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the day of the trial to hear a request for emergency measures by South Africa, who asked the court to order Israel to stop its military actions in Gaza and to desist from what South Africa says are genocidal acts committed against Palestinians during the war with Hamas in Gaza, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
World+Biz

Who are the veteran South African and Israeli judges hearing the Gaza genocide case?

An Israeli tank takes position on the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Israel, January 25, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Hamas-Israel war

Israel braces for World Court ruling, focuses attack on south Gaza

A Jewish demonstrator holds a placard on the day judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) hear a request for emergency measures to order Israel to stop its military actions in Gaza, in The Hague, Netherlands January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
Hamas-Israel war

UN court to issue ruling Friday on South Africa's request for order to halt Israel's Gaza offensive

A smoke rises following an explosion in Central Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, January 6, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Bangladesh

Bangladesh backs South Africa's ICJ move against violation by Israel in Gaza

People sit inside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the day of the trial to hear a request for emergency measures by South Africa, who asked the court to order Israel to stop its military actions in Gaza and to desist from what South Africa says are genocidal acts committed against Palestinians during the war with Hamas in Gaza, in The Hague, Netherlands. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
Hamas-Israel war

Israel rejects genocide charges, tells World Court it must defend itself

A Jewish demonstrator holds a placard on the day judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) hear a request for emergency measures to order Israel to stop its military actions in Gaza, in The Hague, Netherlands January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
Europe

Pro-Israel and Palestinian groups rally outside UN court genocide hearings

General view of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Israel, S Africa to face off at UN top court in Gaza genocide case

General view of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
World+Biz

ICJ slates hearings in Gaza genocide case for 11-12 Jan