Also known as: ICJ
UN court that has ruled on strike rights, climate change obligations, and heard cases including DRC's genocide allegations against Rwanda.
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… In fact, the International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to allow aid into Gaza, given its obligations under the Genocide Convention. …
Israel violated international law by mistreating activistsCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 21 — The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a landmark resolution welcoming the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on States’ legal obligations regarding climate change, with 141 countries — including Kenya — voting in favour …
141 Countries Including Kenya Back UN Resolution on Climate Obligations as US, Russia OpposeThe Standard
… The International Court of Justice has been asked to deliver a so-called advisory opinion on whether a treaty drawn up in 1948 by the International Labour Organisation implicitly enshrines the right to strike.The treaty, known as Convention 87, is an agreement between unions and …
Top UN court to rule on right to strikeCitizen Digital
… Guyana brought the dispute to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, also known as the World Court, in 2018. …
Venezuela tells Court it has no jurisdiction in dispute with Guyana over oil-rich territoryThe Standard
… While delivering the inaugural Bonaya Godana Distinguished Lecture at Kabarak University, Judge Abdulqawi Yusuf, President Emeritus of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), argued that the legal frameworks established after the World War II era often serve to sideline African …
Legal scholar calls for shift in climate lawThe UN's Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar documented a pattern of deliberate aerial attacks on civilians, arbitrary detentions, torture and sexual violence by the Myanmar military, with such attacks intensifying in the lead-up to January elections and continuing unabated since.
11 August 2026 · The Standard →
The UN's Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar documented a pattern of deliberate aerial attacks on civilians, arbitrary detentions, torture and sexual violence by the Myanmar military, with such attacks intensifying in the lead-up to January elections and continuing unabated since.
11 August 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that Kenya treats economic diplomacy as episodic rather than systematic infrastructure, citing the Foreign Affairs PS's recent visit to Australia as an example of intentional diplomacy, but noting that sustained diaspora engagement — as practiced by countries like South Korea and India — remains underdeveloped.
10 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs Dr. Korir Sing'Oei concluded a visit to Australia under the country's Special Visitors Programme, aimed at unlocking new trade, investment and employment opportunities. The visit included discussions with Australian officials and industry leaders on expanding trade, investment, research partnerships and skills development in areas including mining, renewable energy, agriculture, and digital technology.
29 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Cabinet has approved allowing Rwanda to import up to 40,000 metric tonnes of fuel through the Port of Mombasa and Kenya's pipeline network. The agreement is expected to strengthen Kenya's position as East Africa's main petroleum transit hub and enhance regional trade cooperation.
27 July 2026 · Capital News →
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has arrived in Addis Ababa for the 49th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council (scheduled for July 28–29, 2026), where he will campaign for Kenya's candidates: Judge Phoebe Okowa for the International Court of Justice and Justice Njoki Ndung'u for the International Criminal Court.
27 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Democratic Republic of Congo filed a case at the International Court of Justice accusing Rwanda of breaching international conventions on genocide, discrimination, and torture, alleging crimes including massacres, extrajudicial killings, torture, sexual violence, and forced displacement spanning over three decades. Congo is seeking an ICJ order for Rwanda to cease violations and award reparations.
27 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has filed proceedings at the International Court of Justice accusing Rwanda of committing genocide and widespread human rights abuses in eastern Zaire and later eastern DRC from 1996 to the present, allegedly targeting Hutus who fled the 1994 Rwandan genocide and several Congolese ethnic groups.
26 June 2026 · Capital News →
The Democratic Republic of Congo filed a case at the International Court of Justice on Friday accusing Rwanda of atrocities, genocide, and widespread human rights violations in eastern DRC since 1996, including massacres, extrajudicial executions, torture, and sexual violence. Kinshasa also accuses Rwanda of backing the M23 rebel group, which Rwanda denies.
26 June 2026 · The Standard →
The US government says it will stop funding South Africa's HIV and Aids programmes, citing the government's alleged failure to protect the white-minority Afrikaner community. South Africa's health ministry responded that it had not been informed of the decision but has been working on a self-reliance plan.
19 June 2026 · Capital News →
An opinion piece argues that Iran, as a primary coastal state, has legal authority to manage maritime passage through the Strait of Hormuz and has taken measures to prevent security risks, citing persistent aggression and security threats in the region.
4 June 2026 · The Standard →
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video showing detained activists from dozens of countries kneeling with hands zip-tied while being pushed and dragged by Israeli personnel after being intercepted on a Mediterranean flotilla. The video sparked international condemnation from Australian, EU, and US officials, with an international lawyer arguing that Israel violated international law obligations toward detainees.
22 May 2026 · The Standard →
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution welcoming an International Court of Justice advisory opinion on States' legal obligations regarding climate change, with 141 countries including Kenya voting in favour, while the US, Russia, Belarus, Iran, Israel, Liberia, Saudi Arabia and Yemen voted against.
21 May 2026 · Capital News →
The International Court of Justice will issue an advisory opinion on whether the 1948 Convention 87 of the International Labour Organisation implicitly protects the right to strike. The non-binding ruling, expected Thursday, could clarify the right to strike in international law and has profound implications for global labour relations, with unions arguing the convention protects strike rights and employers disagreeing.
21 May 2026 · The Standard →
Civil society organisations from across Africa have urged African leaders to reconsider governance, economic transformation, and the continent's global role, saying that despite abundant natural resources and a young population, Africa's wealth has not translated into prosperity for its people. The organisations, gathered at the Social Innovation Pavilion Summit ahead of the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, have prioritised human rights protection, regional security, and Artificial Intelligence as key issues for African leaders to address.
11 May 2026 · The Standard →
Venezuela told the International Court of Justice that it rejects the court's jurisdiction over a century-old dispute with Guyana regarding a 160,000-square-km border territory around the Esequibo river and an offshore area where significant oil and gas discoveries have been made.
7 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Judge Abdulqawi Yusuf, President Emeritus of the International Court of Justice, has called for a comprehensive review of international law to address the evasion of accountability by historical polluters and to better represent the Global South in climate justice. He argued that post-World War II legal frameworks often sideline African voices while allowing developed nations to escape environmental consequences of their industrial history.
4 May 2026 · The Standard →