For the ICJ to be a “high” or “highest” court, it would need to have other courts underneath it, over which it had appellate jurisdiction. It doesn’t.

Israel’s prison network has become the backbone of its occupation, a machinery that turns confinement into governance and ...

Recent events in the United States show how even established democracies are not immune: Politicians have increasingly and ...

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean ...

On October 6, 2025, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) delivered its first conviction in the Situation ...

From 6 to 8 October, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) begins public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion ...

Speaking before Israel’s Knesset, Trump said that the Israeli prime minister should be pardoned for corruption charges.

Davao City Acting Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Z. Duterte has filed criminal and administrative complaints against top government and police officials, accusing them of conspiring in the illegal arrest and ...

Cyprus is “proof of the vital importance of respect for international law”, the country’s permanent representative to the United Nations Maria Michael said.Addressing the UN general assembly’s sixth ...

Withdrawing from the global court shows that the Alliance of Sahel States prioritises joint action, whatever the consequences ...

GENEVA — A team of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations' Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, issuing a report Tuesday that calls on the ...