Opinion: Countries must immediately cooperate, but as citizens we play an important role too, Michael Dru Kelley writes.

In July, the International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion declaring that all countries have a legal ...

Deepa Pullanikkatil (outgoing Commonwealth Climate Finance Adviser to Fiji), Sarthak Roy (Assistant Research Officer, ...

The opinion of the International Court of Justice is seen by some as a turning point in international climate law, with judges finding that states affected by global warming could be eligible for ...

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, Netherlands, on May 24, 2024.

The International Court of Justice in The Hague today made an initial ruling, four weeks after an application from South Africa that accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians.

For the peoples of the world, the court may be far away but its impact is real. Excellencies, I am encouraged by the continued and enhanced confidence in the International Court of Justice.

South Africa instituted a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague in late December 2023, ...

Yet that's exactly what the International Court of Justice (ICJ) tried to do recently in a case involving two brothers, both German nationals.

None of them mean anything. For a court to be a court, it must be able to enforce its rulings. The International Court of Justice cannot. Those opinions, by their very nature, are just that: opinions.