Latest on U.N. court order in Israel-Hamas war The International Court of Justice, the United Nations' top judicial body, has ordered Israel to pause all operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

Francesca Albanese, the United Nations' special rapporteur, has accused Israel of waging a "genocidal campaign" in Gaza.

Judges at the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Russia was responsible for widespread violations of international law ...

The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two top Taliban leaders, accusing them of persecuting ...

The top United Nations court will on July 23 issue a nonbinding opinion on countries' legal obligation to fight climate ...

In July 1995, nearly 8,000 men of fighting age were executed one by one. The term 'genocide' was debated for a long time, as ...

International law knows of no graver crime than genocide. The 1948 convention, which Israel was among the first nations to join, defines genocide as the perpetration of any of several heinous ...

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.

The International Court of Justice, or ICJ, scheduled hearings on Jan. 11 and Jan. 12 related to South Africa's claim that Israel's ongoing war in Gaza amounts to genocide.

Vanuatu, a disaster-prone Pacific country, has secured United Nations approval to take that question to the International Court of Justice.

The arrest warrants, for Afghanistan’s leader and its top justice official, say the restrictions on women and girls are ...

Human Rights Watch considers international justice—accountability through fair trials for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity—to be an essential element of building respect for ...