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Pacific Islands students target U.N. court as key weapon to fight climate change

In the shadow of the United Nations' towering headquarters in New York City, law student Solomon Yeo from an island nation in the South Pacific is taking in what he describes as a “surreal moment.”

Reuters

‘Our lives are destroyed’: families take fight for truth of flight 752 to ICC

Exclusive: grieving relatives allege war crime and crime against humanity over January 2020 downing of aircraft

The Guardian - UK

U.N. investigator says Facebook provided vast amount of Myanmar war crimes information

The head of a U.N. team of investigators on Myanmar said on Monday that Facebook has handed over millions of items that could support allegations of war crimes and genocide.

Reuters

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Uganda says paid first instalment in Congo war reparations

Uganda has paid $65 million in the first instalment of a total $325 million it was ordered to pay neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo as compensation for losses caused by wars in the 1990s when Ugandan troops occupied Congolese territory.

Reuters

Five years into Rohingya crisis, what's the plan?

Myanmar's violent ethnic cleansing programme, which forced roughly a million Rohingya Muslims into Bangladeshi refugee camps, marked its fifth anniversary yesterday.

Bangkok Post

Wheels of Justice Turn Slowly for Displaced Rohingya People

The International Court of Justice in July allowed a case to proceed alleging that Myanmar performed acts of genocide against the Rohingya after dismissing objections by the junta.

The News Lens

Myanmar's Rohingyas: 5 years of crisis

Myanmar's military launched a ferocious crackdown against the country's Rohingya Muslim population in 2017, driving more than 740,000 refugees into neighbouring Bangladesh.

Bangkok Post

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Vanuatu, one of the most climate-vulnerable countries, launches ambitious climate plan

The Pacific country has committed to 100% renewable energy in electricity generation by 2030

The Guardian - AU

UN court rejects Myanmar challenge to genocide case

The UN's highest court ruled on Friday that a landmark case accusing military-ruled Myanmar of genocide against minority Rohingya Muslims can go ahead.

Bangkok Post

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

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

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

ICJ to rule on Myanmar objections to Rohingya genocide case

If the objections are dismissed, the court can begin to discuss the evidence for the alleged atrocities.

Al Jazeera

World Court says it has jurisdiction, Myanmar genocide case to proceed

The World Court on Friday rejected Myanmar's objections to a genocide case over its treatment of the Muslim Rohingya minority, paving the way for the case to be heard in full.

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Pacific islands youth 'cannot wait' for climate change action - Vanuatu

The leader of Vanuatu, pushing to take climate change to the international court, said the slow pace of international negotiations over emissions reduction was "totally out of step" with the impact Pacific islands are seeing.

The Guardian - AU

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

Vanuatu calls on Australia to back its UN bid to recognise climate change harm

Pacific islands urge new Labor government to support push for international court of justice to issue climate advisory opinion

The Hindu

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

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The Guardian - UK

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 - AU

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 - UK

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

Reuters

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.

The Conversation

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.

Reuters

World Court rules Colombia must cease activities in Nicaraguan maritime zone

Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ruled that Colombia must "immediately cease" patrolling and trying to control fishing activities and maritime research in parts of the west Caribbean that the court said are part of Nicaragua's exclusive economic zone in those waters.

The Conversation

Ukraine: Zelensky's 'special mechanism' for prosecuting war crimes explained

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky announced recently that he had approved a decision to create a “special mechanism of justice in Ukraine” to investigate Russian “crimes” in Ukraine. The question now is what this special mechanism is and how it will fit with existing processes for ensuring accountability for crimes committed…

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