On Thursday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague continued its hearings on “The Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.” The ongoing ICJ hearings are the consequence of a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNSC) in 2022. Once they conclude, the Hague Court ...
Russian political party “United Russia” held the first “For the Freedom of Nations” International Forum of Supporters of the Struggle against Modern Practices of Neocolonialism on 16-17 February 2024 in Moscow. It brought together over 400 participants from more than 55 countries of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Europe and the CIS. We present a broad summary of ...
The public hearings in the International Court of Justice about Israel’s practices and policies in the occupied Palestinian territories continued their third day. 52 states had requested to make additional oral statements in the case, that started with a UN General Assembly resolution on December 30, 2022. The Assembly asked the court for a non-binding advisory opinion. On Wednesday, the ...
The hearings in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the legal consequences of the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories continued on their second day. The UN General Assembly had demanded in a resolution on December 30, 2022, from the ICJ to deliver an advisory opinion on the matter. The opinion is not binding but ...
By Douglas Bolivar, Caracas / Venezuela The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has been a State party to the Rome Statute since June 7, 2000, recalls at this interview’s beginning the Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab. “The Venezuelan government has supported the mandate given by the States parties to the International Criminal Court (ICC) since its creation,” he remarks. ...
By Cemil Ozansü, PhD * “The phrase of “Cold War” was invented by George Orwell. Orwell, already in 1945, immediately after the establishment of the new world order, realized that this form of war avoided physical altercation. Indeed, the 1945 order is successful given its intention.” Law is an invention, which aims to regulate the state of conflict, not a ...