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Top UN Court to Rule on Ukraine Invasion

The UN's top court is set to rule Wednesday on Ukraine's urgent request for Russia to immediately halt its invasion, with Kyiv claiming that Moscow falsely accused its pro-Western neighbor of genocide to justify the war. The International Court of Justice will hand down its judgement at 1500 GMT in…

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World Court to rule in Ukraine case against Russia on March 16

World Court to rule in Ukraine case against Russia on March 16

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday said it would rule in the case that Ukraine has brought against Russia on March 16.

Russia must listen to World Court orders despite its boycott -Ukraine envoy

Russia must listen to World Court orders despite its boycott -Ukraine envoy

Russia will have to listen to the orders of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), even though it boycotted the hearing of Ukraine's case demanding an emergency order to stop the hostilities, Ukraine's envoy to the court said on Monday.

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World Court to rule 'as soon as possible' on Ukrainian demands against Russia

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday said it would decide "as soon as possible" on the Ukrainian demand for an emergency order to Russia to halt hostilities immediately.

Russia Snubs UN Court Hearings In Case Brought by Ukraine

Russia has snubbed a hearing at the United Nations’ top court into a legal bid by Kyiv to halt Moscow’s devastating invasion of Ukraine. A row of seats reserved for Russian lawyers at the International Court of Justice was empty Monday morning as the hearing opened, The Associated Press said.…

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Ukraine to confront Russia at Int'l Court of Justice on Monday

Ukraine and Russia will face off Monday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a hearing on emergency measures sought by Kyiv to order Moscow to suspend military operations, with Russia's legal team weakened by the resignation of a key lawyer.

Uganda-DRC reparations verdict raises questions about the price of justice

In 2005, the International Court of Justice found that Uganda had committed serious violations of international law during the 1998-2003 war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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Top UN Court to Hold Ukraine War Hearings

Top UN Court to Hold Ukraine War Hearings

The International Court of Justice said Tuesday it would hold genocide hearings on March 7 and 8 over the war in Ukraine, as fighting intensifies. The Hague-based ICJ, the United Nations' top court, will open the public hearings after Ukraine lodged a complaint with the court to order Russia to…

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Ukraine taps U.S. law firm Covington to press Russia claim at U.N. court

Ukraine taps U.S. law firm Covington to press Russia claim at U.N. court

Ukraine has hired U.S. law firm Covington Burling to pursue its claim against Russia at the International Court of Justice at the Hague over the ongoing Russian invasion, a firm spokesperson said Tuesday.

Ukraine Lodges Case Against Russia In The Hague, Hails International 'Coalition' Support

Ukraine Lodges Case Against Russia In The Hague, Hails International 'Coalition' Support

Ukraine has lodged a complaint against Russia at the International Court of Justice in The Hague to get it to halt its invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday. "Russia must be held accountable for manipulating the notion of genocide to justify aggression," Zelensky declared in a tweet. "We request an…

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Is ICJ genocide case legitimising junta?

Is ICJ genocide case legitimising junta?

Following the military-led "clearance operation" that forced 750,000 Rohingya to flee neighbouring Bangladesh, the West African nation of Gambia brought a case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in November 2019 accusing Myanmar of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention.

Myanmar Seeks to Have Rohingya Case Thrown Out of UN Court

Myanmar Seeks to Have Rohingya Case Thrown Out of UN Court

Lawyers for Myanmar's military rulers on Monday sought the dismissal of a case that accuses the Southeast Asian nation of genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority, saying the United Nations’ top court lacked jurisdiction. Public hearings at the International Court of Justice went ahead amid questions about who should represent…

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UN court to open hearings in Rohingya genocide case

UN court to open hearings in Rohingya genocide case

Myanmar’s shadow civilian administration has called on the United Nations’ top court not to allow the country’s military rulers to represent the Southeast Asian nation at hearings into a case accusing the country of genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority

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Uganda slams UN court's Congo ruling as 'undue interference'

Uganda slams UN court's Congo ruling as 'undue interference'

Uganda has slammed as “undue interference” the International Court of Justice’s ruling that it must pay $325 million to Congo over violence in the late 1990s

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Uganda says ICJ ruling awarding DR Congo $325 million in reparations unfair and wrong

Uganda said on Thursday it considered as unfair and wrong an International Court of Justice ruling asking it to pay $325 million in reparations to the Democratic Republic of Congo for its role in conflicts in Congo's resource-rich Ituri province.

UN court orders Uganda to pay $325 million in war damages

In tonight's edition: The International Court of Justice orders Uganda to pay millions in reparations to Uganda over its role in the conflict in the eastern Congolese province of Ituri in the late 1990s. Also, relief workers struggle to help those caught up in the aftermath of Cyclone Batsirai in…

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UN court orders Uganda to pay Congo $325M for violence

The International Court of Justice has ordered Uganda to pay $325 million in compensation to its neighbor Congo for violence in a long-running conflict between the African neighbors that began in the late 1990s

World Court set to rule on Congolese claim of over $11 billion from Uganda

The International Court of Justice will decide on Wednesday if Uganda should pay over $11 billion in reparations to the Democratic Republic of Congo for its role in conflicts in Congo's resource-rich Ituri province.

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Myanmar shadow government drops objections to ICJ's Rohingya genocide case

Myanmar's shadow government, set up after last year's military coup, said it accepts the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to hear allegations that the country committed genocide against its Rohingya minority.

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