“That would come after the court issues its decision on South Africa’s request for urgent measures to protect the Palestinian people in Gaza,” Jarrah told The Associated Press from The Hague, where she attended the ICJ hearings. Germany’s support for Israel carries some ...
South Africa’s first permanent judge at the International Court of Justice bench says his country has made a big contribution to international law.
The UN's top court stops short of ordering a cease-fire in Gaza but demands that Israel limit deaths. The case was filed by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide.
Here are six judges to keep an eye on as South Africa's genocide case against Israel progresses in the ICJ.
A group of scholars and practitioners of international law, genocide studies, international studies, and global justice published a petition in support of South Africa’s proceedings in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague against the State of Israel. South Afr...
“As a State Party to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, South Africa is under a treaty obligation to prevent genocide from occurring.” South Africa and Israel are both parties to the Genocide Convention, according to the ICJ, which is also known as...
Following South Africa's genocide claim at the ICJ, the number of passengers flying to the country has decreased, rendering that route less profitable. El Al is expected to stop operating flights to South Africa due to a lack of passengers, originating from South Africa's accusations of genocid...
The ministry called on the ICJ to swiftly respond to South Africa's request to prevent the "genocidal" acts by issuing a decision to halt Israeli aggression with a ceasefire in Gaza. Meanwhile, Hamas called on more countries to submit similar requests to international courts against Israel as ...
The case, filed on Friday, claims "alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide concerning Palestinians in the Gaza Strip," according to the ICJ. South Africa urged the UN court to take "provisional measures" to...
The referral by Mexico and Chile comes two months afterSouth Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros and Djiboutisubmitted a similar referral to the ICC, and a week after South Africa alsoaccused Israel of genocidein a different case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Israel...