International Court of Justice

After Gaza war decision, Israel's battle in The Hague will be over 'legality of the occupation'

The hearing will begin this month on the request submitted by the UN, and the decision could be published as early as this year.

By BINI ASHKENAZI
05/02/2024

ICJ genocide case shows the world is upside-down and perverse

How can it be genocide when the so-called “victims” are granted the opportunity to escape the conflict?

By JONATHAN LIEBERMAN
03/02/2024

World Court says it will hear part of Russia-Ukraine genocide case

Ukraine brought the case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), also known as the World Court, days after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

By REUTERS
02/02/2024
 PALESTINIANS RECEIVE flour bags distributed by UNRWA in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

My Word: UNRWA’s ‘Un’-doing

The whole concept of “human rights” has been hijacked by terrorist organizations. This is the pervasion of justice that should be on trial in an international court.

The ICJ is not a court

In contrast to the legal and court systems of democratic countries, international law lacks basic political legitimacy.

By GERALD M. STEINBERG
02/02/2024

Is the ICJ's ruling a verdict or a vindication?

Israel wasn't ordered to cease fire, but that is far from a vindication.

South Africa's chief rabbi confronts country’s banks on allegations of funding terror

Rabbi Goldstein, after ICJ ruling, pledges to hold banks accountable for funding Hamas, urges global Jewish support for Israel's self-defense and combating antisemitism.

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