Judges at the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Russia was responsible for widespread violations of international law — from shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014, to the murder, torture, rape, destruction of civilian infrastructure and kidnapping of Ukrainian children after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of 2022.

The top United Nations court will on July 23 issue a nonbinding opinion on countries' legal obligation to fight climate change, a decision expected to be cited in climate change-driven litigation around the world,

As it stands, the court only has jurisdiction to prosecute the crime of aggression against countries that recognize its authority. The U.S., for one, does not.

A misleading post is being shared on the internet to falsely claim that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has declared Israel an "illegal state".

1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a special lecture by Professor Philippe Gautier, Registrar of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on Wednesday, July 9. The event was attended by approximately 80 participants, including Foreign Ministry officials, scholars of international law, and university and graduate students.

In a landmark climate decision, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognized that the right to a healthy climate is an autonomous human right that the state must legally be held accountable for protecting.