Straitstimes.com header logo

Choose edition

Search

singapore

asia

world

opinion

life

business

sport

Visual

Podcasts

SPH Rewards

STClassifieds

Paid press releases

Advertise with us

FAQs

Contact us

 

ICJ/International Court of Justice

Myanmar nationalists protest Rohingya genocide case at UN court

Myanmar nationalists hold banners in downtown Yangon as they rally against the country's prosecution for genocide against the Rohingya minority at the International Court of Justice on Jan 27.
Myanmar nationalists hold banners in downtown Yangon as they rally against the country's prosecution for genocide against the Rohingya minority at the International Court of Justice on Jan 27.

Myanmar tells ICJ Rohingya genocide claims are ‘unsubstantiated’

Myanmar has always maintained the 2017 crackdown by its armed forces was justified to root out Rohingya insurgents.
Myanmar has always maintained the 2017 crackdown by its armed forces was justified to root out Rohingya insurgents.

Genocide case before international court ‘flawed and unfounded’, says Myanmar govt

Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar cross the border into Bangladesh.
Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar cross the border into Bangladesh.

Myanmar made Rohingya lives a nightmare, Gambia tells UN court in genocide case

A view of the courtroom during the first hearing in which Myanmar is accused of committing genocide against the country's Muslim minority, the Rohingya, at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, The Netherlands, on Jan 12, 2026.
A view of the courtroom during the first hearing in which Myanmar is accused of committing genocide against the country's Muslim minority, the Rohingya, at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, The Netherlands, on Jan 12, 2026.

World Court to hear landmark Myanmar genocide case in January

A general view of a building of United Nations' top court International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, December 2 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
A general view of a building of United Nations' top court International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, December 2 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

A new climate of change or just hot air?

In a 133-page advisory opinion, the ICJ made clear that all states – and the companies they regulate – have a legal obligation to prevent harms caused by climate change.
In a 133-page advisory opinion, the ICJ made clear that all states – and the companies they regulate – have a legal obligation to prevent harms caused by climate change.

Mass grave with over 100 skeletons in Sri Lanka brings up old wounds

Sri Lankan forensic experts and police officers work at the Chemmani mass grave in the former war zone in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on July 26.
Sri Lankan forensic experts and police officers work at the Chemmani mass grave in the former war zone in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on July 26.

ST Explains

ICJ’s climate ruling may spur scrutiny of S’pore carbon tax, firms’ climate action plans

TOPSHOT - Vanuatu's Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu (C) delivers a speech as he attends a demonstration ahead of the ICJ's reading of the advisory opinion in The Hague on July 23, 2025.
TOPSHOT - Vanuatu's Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu (C) delivers a speech as he attends a demonstration ahead of the ICJ's reading of the advisory opinion in The Hague on July 23, 2025.

Cambodia asks International Court of Justice to settle border disputes with Thailand

FILE PHOTO: A general view of a building of United Nations' top court International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, December 2 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A general view of a building of United Nations' top court International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, December 2 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

Trump administration imposes sanctions on four ICC judges in unprecedented move

FILE PHOTO: The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File photo
FILE PHOTO: The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File photo

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Privacy Policy

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

Download the app

Get unlimited access to exclusive stories and incisive insights from the ST newsroom
Subscribe Placeholder
MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.