カテゴリー: International court of justice
Survivors of violence hope proceedings will bring justice a step closer and set a precedent for future genocide allegations“Finally, I feel like our voices are being heard, and like something is going to happen that is positive for the community,” says…
Ralph Regenvanu, minister of climate change for the Pacific island nation, says step taken on ‘behalf of everybody’Vanuatu is working on securing a UN vote to turn a landmark ruling on the climate crisis by the international court of justice (ICJ) into…
In a packed court thousands of kilometres from home, Cynthia Houniuhi saw years of work come to fruition with the landmark ICJ opinion on climate harm“I’m so nervous about today … it’s going to be OK. Let’s pray.”Those were the quiet but powerful words…
The border dispute has led to a surge in nationalist sentiment and tit-for-tat actions by both governments Cambodia has banned imports of fruit and vegetables from Thailand, the latest escalation in a series of retaliatory actions sparked by a long-run…
ICJ to hear submissions from more than 100 groups in Pacific-led campaign to provide an advisory opinion on states’ obligations for climate harmThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) is due to begin hearings in a landmark climate change case on Monda…
Exclusive: Party drops plan for formal recognition laid out last year by David Lammy, who will visit Beijing on FridayUK politics live – latest updatesLabour has backtracked on plans to push for formal recognition of China’s treatment of the Uyghurs as…
UN’s international court of justice rejects arguments advanced by military junta over crackdowns against Muslim minority groupThe United Nations’ highest court has rejected Myanmar’s attempts to halt a case accusing it of genocide against the country’s…
Vanuatu is leading a campaign to have the international court of justice issue an opinion on climate change – which could have huge legal ramificationsDuring their final year at law school, Solomon Yeo and his classmates set their minds to saving the w…
Military, which seized power in February 2021, seeks to throw out UN case alleging it committed genocideMyanmar’s military junta has appeared in place of the detained Aung San Suu Kyi at the UN’s top court, where it sought to throw out a case alleging …
Lawyers and activists say persecution of Muslims is continuing despite UN actionMyanmar is continuing to commit genocide against Rohingya Muslims in breach of orders by the UN’s top court, according to human rights lawyers and activists.The internation…
Reported video confessions could be used as evidence in international criminal courtTwo Myanmar soldiers have detailed a campaign of blanket killings, rape and mass burials of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state in video testimony that could be used as e…
The ICJ ruling on Myanmar is a rare bright point in a woeful international response. Unfortunately its powers are limitedOn Thursday the internet in Kutupalong, a city-sized refugee camp in south-eastern Bangladesh, was switched back on for a few hours…
Momentous pronouncement follows Hague hearing at which Aung San Suu Kyi gave evidenceThe United Nations’ highest tribunal is to deliver its decision on whether emergency measures are required to prevent Myanmar conducting genocide against its Rohingya …
Criticism of Aung San Suu Kyi’s defence of her country must not overshadow the issue at the heart of the case at the international court of justice: the ongoing suffering of Rohingya MuslimsAung San Suu Kyi’s decision to personally defend Myanmar in th…
Leader’s silence ‘says far more than your words’, lawyer says during genocide hearingAung San Suu Kyi has been told her silence over allegations of sexual violence and rape carried out against Rohingya people in Myanmar “says far more than your words”,…