The top United Nations court on Monday will begin hearing from 40 countries on what Israel must do to provide desperately needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West ...

The historic climate change advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice suggests the United States is violating ...

The International Criminal Court, or ICC, only intervenes when national courts can't or won't prosecute crimes like genocide ...

New Zealand’s decision to renew oil and gas exploration could place it in breach of emerging international climate law.

South Africa Tuesday intensified its legal and diplomatic campaign at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Israel of breaching international law through its occupation and military ...

The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a yearslong campaign that began with university students. Vanuatu’s Climate Change ...

The United Nations’s top court announced Wednesday that if countries fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change, they could be in violation of international law. The International ...

Okowa won the ICJ seat after three Security Council and four General Assembly voting rounds among four candidates.

The privilege of opening the first trial in history for crimes against the peace of the world imposes a grave responsibility.

FILE - A lone demonstrator waves the Palestinian flag outside the Peace Palace, rear, housing the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague ...