International Court Of Justice

• Israel’s envoy to Canada urges clearer stance on ICJ genocide case

  The highest court of the United Nations held two days of public hearings last week as South Africa argued that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

  Canada

  Jan 18
  
• Azerbaijan must ensure safety of Nagorno-Karabakh people, top UN court orders

  Armenia asked the International Court of Justice to order so-called provisional measures after Azerbaijan's army routed ethnic Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh.

  World

  Nov 17, 2023
  
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• Canadian families who lost loved ones on flight PS752 seek justice in World Court

  Canada and other allies are going to the World Court in The Hague to try to get justice for the dead, and hold Iran accountable for the missile strike.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2023
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• Canada, Netherlands taking Syria to World Court over torture claims

  The joint application seeks to hold the government of President Bashar al-Assad accountable for gross human rights violations and torture under the U.N. Convention against Torture.

  World

  Jun 12, 2023
• World court orders Russia to pull troops out of Ukraine

  Russia "shall immediately suspend the military operations that it commenced on Feb 24, 2022 in the territory of Ukraine," the International Court of Justice ruled.

  World

  Mar 16, 2022
• Ukraine seeks World Court ruling on Russia’s claims of genocide

  Ukraine will ask the United Nations' top court on Monday to issue an emergency ruling requiring Russia to stop its invasion, arguing against the justification for the attack.

  World

  Mar 6, 2022
• Families of Ukrainian plane crash victims urge Canada to take Iran to international court

  Hamed Esmaeilion, who lost his wife and nine-year-old daughter in the crash, says he wants the Canadian government to pursue Iran in the International Court of Justice because he says the regime is trying to prevent any meaningful investigation of the tragedy.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2020
• Myanmar must prevent genocide against Rohingya, UN top court rules

  In a unanimous 17-0 decision on Thursday, the International Court of Justice rejected Myanmar's argument that the deaths of the Rohingya were part of an "armed military conflict."

  World

  Jan 23, 2020
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• Nearly a third of poll respondents don’t want Canada to send troops to stop genocide

  The findings are being released as global leaders prepare to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a Nazi death camp during the Second World War.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2020
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• Mexico takes its diplomatic spat with Bolivia to International Court of Justice

  Since Monday, Mexico has accused Bolivia's government of ramping up the police presence outside the Mexican embassy in La Paz and of intimidating its diplomats.

  World

  Dec 26, 2019