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International Court of Justice

Landmark Myanmar Rohingya genocide case to open at UN’s top court

General view of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Eva Plevier/File Photo
General view of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Eva Plevier/File Photo

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Co-hosting COP31 with Australia would be another notch for Pacific islands’ climate diplomacy

Pacific island nations are battling to ensure their survival amid rising seas and more extreme weather events.
Pacific island nations are battling to ensure their survival amid rising seas and more extreme weather events.

World Court climate opinion turns up the legal heat on governments

FILE PHOTO: Climate activists and campaigners demonstrate outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ahead of the reading of an advisory opinion that is likely to determine the course of future climate action across the world, The Hague, Netherlands, July 23, 2025. REUTERS/Marta Fiorin/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Climate activists and campaigners demonstrate outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ahead of the reading of an advisory opinion that is likely to determine the course of future climate action across the world, The Hague, Netherlands, July 23, 2025. REUTERS/Marta Fiorin/File Photo

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ICJ advisory opinion on global climate action is a game changer

Fossil fuel states – and companies – could now be especially at risk of litigation.
Fossil fuel states – and companies – could now be especially at risk of litigation.

ICJ climate ruling: Five things to watch for

This photograph shows a general view of the International Court of Justice during an interrogation on Israel's humanitarian obligations towards Palestinians at the International Court of Justice, in The Hague on April 28, 2025. The UN's top court opened on April 28, 2025, a week of hearings on Israel's humanitarian obligations towards Palestinians, more than 50 days into its total blockade on aid entering war-ravaged Gaza. United Nations representatives will start the five days of sittings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, followed by a Palestinian submission. (Photo by Robin Utrecht / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT
This photograph shows a general view of the International Court of Justice during an interrogation on Israel's humanitarian obligations towards Palestinians at the International Court of Justice, in The Hague on April 28, 2025. The UN's top court opened on April 28, 2025, a week of hearings on Israel's humanitarian obligations towards Palestinians, more than 50 days into its total blockade on aid entering war-ravaged Gaza. United Nations representatives will start the five days of sittings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, followed by a Palestinian submission. (Photo by Robin Utrecht / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT

‘Targeted, sophisticated’ cyber attack hits ICC

FILES) This photograph taken on March 14, 2025 shows a flag fluttering outside the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Hungary's government announced on April 3, 2025 that it would withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), just before Prime Minister Viktor Orban was to receive his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu despite an ICC arrest warrant against him. Orban extended an invitation to Netanyahu last November, saying Hungary would not execute the warrant, a day after the ICC issued the arrest warrant against the Israeli premier over alleged war crimes in Gaza. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)
FILES) This photograph taken on March 14, 2025 shows a flag fluttering outside the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Hungary's government announced on April 3, 2025 that it would withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), just before Prime Minister Viktor Orban was to receive his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu despite an ICC arrest warrant against him. Orban extended an invitation to Netanyahu last November, saying Hungary would not execute the warrant, a day after the ICC issued the arrest warrant against the Israeli premier over alleged war crimes in Gaza. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)

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