Tag: ICJ
‘Ceasefire now’ protesters march on NZ naval base, demand Luxon upholds...
Asia Pacific Report
About 200 protesters marched through the heart of Auckland's tourist suburb of Devonport today to the Royal New Zealand Navy base, accusing...
Amnesty chief calls UNRWA funding cuts ‘heartless’, ‘sickening’
Asia Pacific Report
Agnes Callamard, the secretary general of Amnesty International, has called the funding cuts to the UN's Palestinian humanitarian relief agency a “heartless...
Caitlin Johnstone: Israel accuses the ICJ of (you guessed it) antisemitism
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone
The International Court of Justice rejected Israel’s request to dismiss the genocide case brought against it by South Africa yesterday, ruling...
ICJ’s stunning blow over Gaza war genocide charge ups pressure on...
ANALYSIS: By Trita Parsi
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled against Israel and determined that South Africa successfully argued that Israel’s conduct plausibly...
ICJ ruling an ‘indirect’ order for Israeli ceasefire in genocidal war,...
Asia Pacific Report
Although the International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not directly issue an order for a ceasefire in Gaza, says a leading Israeli...
World Court orders Israel to take steps to prevent acts of...
Asia Pacific Report
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to take steps to prevent acts of genocide in South Africa's case over...
Back SA over genocide case, ‘don’t yield to pressure’, Hania tells...
By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report
A Palestinian advocate has appealed to the New Zealand government to call for a permanent ceasefire in...
New Zealand can learn from South Africa, The Gambia and others...
ANALYSIS: By Karen Scott, University of Canterbury
In 2023, the world witnessed a sustained attack on the very foundations of the international legal order.
Russia, a...
Israel’s ‘illogical’ legal defence off to weak start, says analyst Bishara
Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera's senior political analyst, assesses Israeli defence submitted at the ICJ over South Africa's genocide allegations. Image: AJ
Pacific Media Watch
Al Jazeera’s...
South Africa’s genocide case against Israel over Gaza ‘chilling’ in detail
Asia Pacific Report
South Africa has accused Israel of "genocidal intent" over its war on the besieged enclave Gaza Strip, and pleaded with judges at...
Why NZ should join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
Two years ago New Zealand joined 22 other countries in supporting the Ukrainian case against Russia at the International Court of...
Pacific, small island states slam ‘endless’ climate talks at landmark maritime...
By Isabella Kaminski in Hamburg
The heads of small island states -- including four Pacific countries -- most vulnerable to climate change have criticised “endless”...
MSG leaders back Kanak challenge to Macron over ‘not valid’ referendum
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist
The leaders of five Melanesian nations have agreed to write to French President Emmanuel...
French minister says FLNKS ‘willing to discuss’ election roll changes
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter
New Caledonia's pro-independence parties are prepared to negotiate changes to the provincial electoral rolls, according to French Overseas Minister...
Vanuatu hails ‘historic resolution’ in climate battle on the world stage
By Barbara Dreaver in Port Vila
Vanuatu is in celebration mode after winning a significant battle on the world stage over climate change.
In a United...
UN adopts Vanuatu-led resolution in ‘epic win’ on climate change
RNZ Pacific
The UN General Assembly has adopted a Vanuatu-led resolution calling for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on climate...
Marshall Islands v Big Nuclear – will Pacific people get the...
By Jen Maman
In April 2014, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, a tiny island country part of Micronesia, filed groundbreaking lawsuits to the International...