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ICJ/International Court of Justice

Chad joins growing list of countries to withdraw from ICC

ICC Assembly of States Parties President Paivi Kaukoranta addresses delegates at UN headquarters in New York on July 24, before a vote on whether to fire chief prosecutor Karim Khan.
ICC Assembly of States Parties President Paivi Kaukoranta addresses delegates at UN headquarters in New York on July 24, before a vote on whether to fire chief prosecutor Karim Khan.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 20, 2026

Israel PM’s office slams New York mayor over Netanyahu arrest remarks

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.

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