With its public hearings on the sixth day, the International Court of Justice concluded its public proceedings in regard to the legal consequences of Israel’s policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territories including Jerusalem. The proceedings had been demanded End of 2022 by a resolution from the UN General Assembly. The court was called to give an advisory opinion, ...

Oral presentations before the International Court of Justice regarding Israel’s policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territories including East Jerusalem continued on their 5th day. The court has been asked by the UN General Assembly to provide a non-binding advisory opinion. 12 countries made their presentations. Among them was Namibia, itself a victim of apartheid, that emphasized that previous ...

On Thursday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague continued its hearings on “The Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.” The ongoing ICJ hearings are the consequence of a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNSC) in 2022. Once they conclude, the Hague Court ...

The public hearings in the International Court of Justice about Israel’s practices and policies in the occupied Palestinian territories continued their third day. 52 states had requested to make additional oral statements in the case, that started with a UN General Assembly resolution on December 30, 2022. The Assembly asked the court for a non-binding advisory opinion. On Wednesday, the ...

The hearings in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the legal consequences of the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories continued on their second day. The UN General Assembly had demanded in a resolution on December 30, 2022, from the ICJ to deliver an advisory opinion on the matter. The opinion is not binding but ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has started its public hearings today on the occupation policies of Israel against Palestine. The hearings take place in the court’s seat in Den Haag, Netherlands. The ICJ is the highest judiciary organ of the United Nations. The proceedings were set in motion by a resolution of the UN General Assembly on December 30, ...

Israel had to stand trial due its actions in Gaza and West Jordan before the International Court of Justice in Den Haag, Netherlands. The Republic of South Africa presented end of December an indictment against Israel, accusing it of committing genocide against the Palestinian population. The trial was held on January 11 and 12. South Africa presented an 84-page document ...