International Court of Justice rules against Israel but declines to order end to genocide in Gaza
By Tom Carter On Friday, the International Court of Justice issued an 86-paragraph written decision on the request for “provisional measures” in the pending case by the government of South Africa accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza in violation of the 1948 Genocide Convention. Employing restrained but nevertheless damning language, the judges wrote,
International Court of Justice hears devastating presentation of Israeli genocide in Gaza
By Tom Carter. On Thursday, lawyers representing the government of South Africa gave extraordinary arguments before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, arguing that Israel is guilty of perpetrating genocide in violation of the 1948 Genocide Convention. The factual material that was contained in the presentations, followed throughout the world,
South Africa institutes proceedings in ICJ against Israel and requests for provisional measures to immediately suspend military operations in Gaza
By Staff Writer Last December (29) South Africa filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, concerning alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide