World court's advisory on UNRWA is 'shameful', says Israeli UN ambassador

The International Court of Justice said Wednesday that Israel was obliged to ease the passage of aid into Gaza, stressing it had to provide Palestinians with "basic needs" essential to survival.

Chile Adds to Growing Chorus Supporting ICJ Case Against Israel

Chile is the latest in a growing list of countries that have joined South Africa in their case against Israel for genocide in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

ICJ orders Israel to halt its offensive on Rafah, Gaza in new ruling

Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel to halt its offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and withdraw from the enclave, in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide, citing “immense risk” to the Palestinian population.

Egypt to Join South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel

Egypt says it will seek permission to join South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday.

World Court rejects emergency measures over German arms exports to Israel

Judges at the International Court of Justice on Tuesday ruled against issuing emergency orders to stop German arms exports to Israel, adding that they remained deeply concerned about conditions in Gaza.

United Nations to rule on Germany genocide case

The United Nations' top court will today rule on charges by Nicaragua that Germany is breaching the 1948 Genocide Convention by supplying arms to Israel for the Gaza war.

Nicaragua pursues Germany at ICJ over military support for Israel

Nicaragua has filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Germany over financial and military aid to Israel amid its war on Gaza.

Israel Urging ICJ to Reject South African Request on Gaza Orders

The Israeli on Thursday urged the UN’s highest court to reject an urgent South African request to consider whether Israel’s military operations targeting the southern Gaza city of Rafah breach provisional orders the court handed down last month in a genocide case.

World Court says Azerbaijan must let ethnic Armenians return to Nagorno-Karabakh

Judges at the World Court on Friday ordered Azerbaijan to allow ethnic Armenians who fled Nagorno-Karabakh in September to return, and to keep the remaining Armenians in the enclave safe as part of a set of emergency measures.

Canada sued by Iran at International Court of Justice over terror designation

Iran has filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Canada because Ottawa allows civil damages cases against Tehran for alleged terrorist acts to be filed in its courts, the UN's top court said on Wednesday. 

Irans Foreign Minister Says Tehran Achieves Legal Victory As ICJ Dismisses US Objections - UrduPoint

 Iran has achieved a legal victory when the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decided to dismiss the US objections to Iran's bid to lift US nuclear-related sanctions, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday.

Palestinians to Take Trump’s ‘Deal of Century’ to the International Court of Justice

Senior official of the umbrella Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat said Monday the Palestinians will take a US-proposed “Deal of the Century” -- ostensibly aimed at resolving the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict – to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

ICJ Declines Kiev's Request to Introduce Provisional Measures Against Russia

The International Court of Justice declined Kiev's request to introduce provisional measures against Moscow over the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism.

Ukraine: la CIJ doit trancher sur les mesures d'urgence demandées contre Moscou

Les juges de la Cour internationale de Justice (CIJ) doivent décider mercredi d'octroyer ou non les mesures d'urgence réclamées par Kiev contre Moscou, accusé de "soutenir le terrorisme" dans l'est ukrainien.

UN International Court starts hearing Ukraine’s lawsuit against Russia

The UN International Court has opened its session on Monday to hear Ukraine’s lawsuit against Russia on the alleged violations of the Convention for the Suppression of Terrorism Financing and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

In UN lawsuit, Ukraine demands Russia end support for separatists

Ukraine filed a lawsuit at the United Nations' highest court demanding that Russia immediately halt its support for pro-Moscow separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine.

European Parliament calls on Japan to end whale hunting

Members of European Parliament (MEPs) gathered for a plenary session in Strasbourg, pressing on Wednesday for the European Council and the European Commission to condemn the decision by Japan to resume whale hunting and to catch 333 small rorqual whales during the 2015-2016 season.

Japan whaling fleet heads to Antarctic to hunt amid criticism from int'l community

Japanese whaling vessels on Tuesday departed from a port in Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan to join a fleet that will begin hunting whales for "scientific research" in a controversial move that marks the first hunt since an international court ruled against the practice a year ago.

Varoufakis threatens lawsuit against Commission

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis told the press on Tuesday that his government would sue the European Commission for the imposition of capital controls on banks, and against an eventual expulsion from the euro system.

Neither Serbia nor Croatia committed genocide in 1990s, rules UN

The UN's highest court has ruled that Serbia did not commit genocide against Croats during the Balkan wars of the early 1990s.

"Croatia has failed to substantiate its claim that genocide was committed" by Serbia, Judge Peter Tomka said.