Russia Has Killed Hundreds of Civilians. But Has It Committed War Crimes?
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RECENT NEWS ON RUSSIAN GENOCIDE IN UKRAINE
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United Nations members voted overwhelmingly Wednesday afternoon to condemn Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and to express “grave...
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World Court to Hear Ukraine’s Charges of Genocide Against Russia Next Week
The International Court of Justice has scheduled public hearings beginning Monday on Ukraine’s claims against Russia under the Genocide...
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Gambia Calls for Justice as Rohingya Face Dire Threats
Hearings End on Myanmar’s Preliminary Objections to Genocide Case A week of legal proceedings at the International Court of Justice in...
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Ukraine lodges case against Russia at UN’s top court
The Ukrainian president appeals to the Hague-based court for an ‘urgent decision’ in the wake of the Russian invasion. Ukraine has filed...
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Gambia urges World Court to reject Myanmar challenge to genocide case
Gambia on Wednesday urged judges at the World Court to reject a challenge by Myanmar to a case brought to halt alleged acts of genocide...
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Rohingya Genocide case legitimate, The Gambia tells UN top court
The Gambia insists allegations of genocide against the mostly Muslim Rohingya are legitimate after Myanmar tries to dismiss them. Lawyers...
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Myanmar seeks to have Rohingya case thrown out of UN court
1/3: Rohingya refugees gather near a fence during a government organized media tour, to a no-man's land between Myanmar and Bangladesh,...
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The ICJ and the Issue of Lawful Representation in The Gambia v Myanmar
Ahead of the scheduled public hearingsBailey Pelletier Myanmar (the Rohingya genocide case) at the International Court of Justice (ICJ),...
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The Myanmar Junta’s Defense In The Rohingya Genocide Case At The ICJ Is Troubling
Allowing officials who unlawfully overthrew a civilian government to represent Myanmar at the ICJ would undermine the UN charter and call...
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The mission to civilise (colonial) international law
A legal architecture built to buttress the colonial world order, international law continues to be weaponised against the dispossessed to...
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