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Sanctioning extremist Israeli ministers is a start, but Australia and its allies must do more

The Australian government is imposing financial and travel sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers: Itamar Ben-Gvir (the national security minister) and Bezalel Smotrich (finance minister).

The Conversation

Can Israel still claim self-defence to justify its Gaza war?

On October 7 2023, more than 1,000 Hamas militants stormed into southern Israel and went on a killing spree, murdering 1,200 men, women and children and abducting another 250 people to take back to Gaza. It was the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.

The Conversation

How Organized Crime and Gold Mining Are Fueling Venezuela's Territorial Dispute with Guyana: Report

The area is currently administered by Guyana and claimed by Venezuela in a long-standing dispute being mediated by the International Court of Justice

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Climate justice for Africa: 3 legal routes for countries that suffer the most harm

Climate change lawsuits have become a new way for countries to assert their rights against actions that degrade the environment. But African countries have yet to fully exploit this route.

The Conversation

‘Trauma porn’: media urged to reflect on role as victims’ families speak at Bondi Junction stabbing inquest

Victim’s partner says media involvement ‘only served to exacerbate my pain’. Plus: Kerry Stokes’ media empire energised by North West Shelf gas approval

The Guardian - AU

Why have so few atrocities ever been recognised as genocide?

An intense argument is raging over whether what has been happening in Gaza since October 2023 is an act of genocide. It is the subject of a case being heard in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in which South Africa has accused Israel of committing acts of genocide. The…

The Conversation

South Africa's Ramaphosa to meet Trump on high-stakes White House visit

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is in the United States for a high-stakes visit accompanied by four cabinet ministers. He is expected to meet Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, but whether the visit could see relations between the two governments improve is the subject of debate.

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Lithuania files case against Belarus at ICJ over alleged people smuggling

The Baltic nation is seeking damages, including compensation for border reinforcement costs.

Al Jazeera

Lithuania takes Belarus to top UN court over alleged smuggling of migrants

Lithuania is asking the International Court of Justice to rule that Belarus breached its international obligations by allegedly organizing the smuggling of migrants to its territory and award it compensation

The Independent UK

South Africa’s Ramaphosa to visit Trump: Can they fix tricky relations?

The two countries have clashed over alleged persecution of white South Africans and Israel’s war on Gaza.

Al Jazeera

International Court of Justice throws out Sudan genocide case against UAE

The top United Nations court on Monday threw out Sudan's case against the United Arab Emirates over alleged complicity in genocide during the brutal Sudanese civil war.

Radio France Internationale

ICJ hearing on Israel’s obligation to allow aid to Palestine: Key takeaways

Most states that participated in the rhetorical hearings said Israel has failed to deliver aid to Palestinians.

Al Jazeera

US tells World Court that Israel is not required to work with UN Palestinian refugee agency

The United States has told the International Court of Justice that Israel must provide humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians in Gaza

The Independent UK

US Official Tells UN Top Court 'Serious Concerns' Over UNRWA Impartiality

A US official on Wednesday told the International Court of Justice there were "serious concerns" about the impartiality of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. ICJ judges are holding a week of hearings to help them formulate an advisory opinion on Israel's obligations towards UN agencies delivering aid to…

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Al Jazeera

ICJ opens hearings on Israeli obligations on Gaza humanitarian crisis

Palestinian envoy tells court aid used as ‘weapon of war’; Israeli minister condemns ‘delegitimisation’ of his country.

International Business Times

Palestinian Official Tells ICJ Israel Using Aid Blockage As 'Weapon Of War'

A top Palestinian official told the International Court of Justice on Monday that Israel was blocking humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza as a "weapon of war", starting off a week of hearings at the UN's top court.

The Independent UK

What is the International Court of Justice and why is it weighing in on humanitarian aid in Gaza?

The top United Nations court on Monday will begin hearing from 40 countries on what Israel must do to provide desperately needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank

The National (Scotland)

Piers Morgan stunned following American journalist's Gaza genocide response

PIERS Morgan was stunned into silence following an American journalist's answer to whether the Israeli Government is committing genocidal acts in…

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Iran Challenges Four Countries In UN Court Over Jet It Downed In 2020

Iran on Thursday filed a challenge at the International Court of Justice against Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and Britain over a UN aviation body's ruling against it related to the shooting down of a passenger plane in 2020.

Al Jazeera

Top UK barrister: Israel is carrying out ‘destruction of humanity’ in Gaza

Michael Mansfield, a human rights lawyer, talks to Al Jazeera about a war crimes case he and others recently filed.

International Business Times

Sudan Tells Top Court UAE 'Driving Force' Behind 'Genocide'

Sudan told the International Court of Justice Thursday that the United Arab Emirates was the "driving force" behind what it called a genocide in Darfur, a charge the UAE said "couldn't be further from the truth".

Euronews

Myanmar military chief Min Aung Hlaing commits to hold elections by year's end

The 2021 military coup which ousted democratically-elected State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been met with widespread opposition, sparking widespread protests and triggering an armed resistance which has plunged much of the country into conflict.

The National (Scotland)

BBC 'almost never' mentions ICJ or ICC rulings on Israel, expert finds

THE BBC is losing the trust of its viewers in its coverage of Israel and Palestine by failing to thoroughly contextualise Israel’s actions, an…

The Independent UK

How Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees feel about Aung San Suu Kyi: ‘She was a rag doll who never had absolute power’

ON THE GROUND: Rohingya Muslims tell of their changing view of Aung San Suu Kyi, seeing her as one of their own – a victim of the military – as she languishes in solitary confinement. Shweta Sharma reports from Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh

Radio France Internationale

Sudan files case against UAE at UN court over 'complicity in genocide'

Sudan has filed a case against the United Arab Emirates at the International Court of Justice, arguing the UAE is complicit in genocide over its alleged support for Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

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