Tag: International Court of Justice
Back South Africa over genocide case, ‘don’t yield to pressure’, Hania tells NZ
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 when it comes to international accountability
ANALYSIS: By Karen Scott
In 2023, the world witnessed a sustained attack on the very foundations of the international legal order.
Russia, a permanent member of...
Israel’s ‘illogical’ legal defence off to weak start, says analyst Bishara
Pacific Media Watch
Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara says Israel’s legal team “started off weak” but made a few strong points near the...
After 3 months of devastation in the Israel-Hamas war, is anyone ‘winning’?
ANALYSIS: By Ian Parmeter
The 19th century German war strategist and field marshal Helmuth von Moltke famously coined the aphorism “No battle plan survives first...
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
The International Court of Justice will today begin hearing oral arguments in the case filed by South Africa, invoking the Genocide Convention in the...