International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Qatar Accuses UAE of Racial Discrimination in UN’s Highest Court

By Samira Sadeque
Qatar officials reiterated their claim on Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) be held responsible for their “discrimination” against Qatari citizens, as the third day of public hearings proceeded at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nation’s highest court. But foreign policy experts caution that the case is not good for stability in the Persian Gulf region.

Experts laud International Court of Justice Order on Myanmar to Halt all Genocidal Conduct

By Samira Sadeque
In a groundbreaking and much anticipated ruling delivered on Thursday, the International Court of Justice demanded that Myanmar halt all measures that contribute to the genocide of the Rohingya community. 

Marshall Islands Nuclear Proliferation Case Thrown Out of U.S. Court

By Josh Butler
A lawsuit by the Marshall Islands accusing the United States of failing to begin negotiations for nuclear disarmament has been thrown out of an American court.

Faiths United Against Nuclear Weapons

By Julia Rainer
“Never was there a greater need than now for all the religions to combine, to pull their wisdom and to give the benefit of that combined, huge repository of wisdom to international law and to the world.”

Civil Society Support for Marshall Islands Against Nuclear Weapons

By Julia Rainer
Ahead of the Dec. 8-9 Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, activists from all over the world came together in the Austrian capital to participate in a civil society forum organised by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) on Dec. 6 and 7.

U.S.-Dependent Pacific Island Defies Nuke Powers

By Thalif Deen
The tiny Pacific nation state of Marshall Islands - which depends heavily on the United States for its economic survival, uses the U.S. dollar as its currency and predictably votes with Washington on all controversial political issues at the United Nations - is challenging the world's nuclear powers before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.

Putting Climate Polluters in the Dock

By Desmond Brown
Can Caribbean governments take legal action against other countries that they believe are warming the planet with devastating consequences?

Chileans, Peruvians Unperturbed by State Conflicts

By Marianela Jarroud
Juan González and Luis Monsalve come from different backgrounds, but have much in common. González, a 40-year-old Peruvian migrant who has lived for the past eight years in Santiago, and Monsalve, a 63-year-old Chilean, agree that border conflicts never benefit ordinary people.

Ecuador-Colombia Settlement Won’t End Spraying

By Ángela Meléndez
The secrecy surrounding a friendly settlement in a case that Ecuador brought against Colombia in the International Court of Justice for damage caused by anti-drug spraying along the border has further angered those affected by the fumigation.

Japan’s Uneven Conservation Efforts

By Suvendrini Kakuchi
Efforts to protect the critically endangered Iriomote wildcat, a spotted, shy, feral creature native to the tiny Iriomote Island that forms part of the Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan, are becoming a highly respected model of conservation here, where the government’s uneven track record in protecting imperiled species has frustrated wildlife activists for decades.


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