1. The Hague Court of Justice heard South Africa's complaint in about a month and announced its verdict, and this indicates the necessity and urgency of dealing with Israel's crimes. Gambia against Myanmar was submitted to the court in November 2019, but its hearing has not yet been held....
A protester draped in a Palestinian flag holds up a sign at a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on the day of a ruling on South Africa's request to order a halt to Israel's Rafah offensive in Gaza as part of a larger case ...
This ruling was not something unexpected as theICJ, based in the Dutch city of Hague, was established by US, British, European imperial powers to serve their interests.Thus one cannot expect ICJ to issue a verdict against Israel-a settler colonial entity plantedby US European impe...
Cases before the ICJ are resolved in one of three ways: (1) they can be settled by the parties at any time during the proceedings; (2) a state can discontinue the proceedings and withdraw at any point; or (3) the court can deliver a verdict. The ICJ decides disputes in accordance wi...