Topic
Genocide
256 published works
JURIST
Myanmar begins defense in ICJ genocide case, rejects all accusations
By Rhys Groen | U. Ottawa Faculty Of Law, CA
Myanmar on Friday began its defense before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the ground-breaking genocide case brought by the Gambia, rejecting all allegations of genocide against the Muslim…
EJIL: Talk!
Another Setback for Ukraine? The ICJ Declares Russia’s Counter-Claims in the Ukraine v. Russia Genocide Case Admissible
On 5 December 2025, the ICJ delivered its order on the admissibility of Russia’s counter-claims in the Ukraine v. Russia genocide case. It is now the second decision by the Court…
JURIST
UN top court begins hearings into genocide of Rohingya population in Myanmar
By James Brierley | U. Ottawa Faculty Of Law, CA
On Monday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the top judicial organ of the UN, began proceedings on charges of genocide concerning Myanmar’s persecution of its Rohingya population. The Gambia,…
Verfassungsblog
The Rohingya Case Gets a Hearing
On 12 January 2026, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will commence the oral proceedings in Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide…
JURIST
ICJ to begin hearings on Rohingya genocide
By Brianne Leinenweber | U. Ottawa Faculty Of Law, CA
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will begin hearings on the merits of the Rohingya Genocide Case on January 12, marking a crucial stage in the process of prescribing legal…
EJIL: Talk!
The Allegations of Genocide Case and Russia’s Judge Ad Hoc
By Milosz Gapsa
The Allegations of Genocide case has entered a new phase. On 5 December 2025, the International Court of Justice (Court) issued an order on Russia’s counter-claims. By eleven votes to…
JURIST
Belgium applies to intervene in ICJ genocide case against Israel
Belgium filed Tuesday a declaration of intervention to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case against Israel in relation to the situation in the Gaza Strip. In the…
EJIL: Talk!
A Contextual Element through the Back Door: The Swedish L.I. case and the Collective Nature of Genocide
By Tolga Dogan
On 11 November 2025, a Swedish Court of Appeal upheld in its entirety the Stockholm District Court’s judgment in the case of L.I., delivered in February 2025. L.I., a Swedish…
Critical Legal Thinking
Rap vs. The State (in a time of genocide)
By Siraj Izhar
We know the genocide in Gaza is a collective work, a sort of F35 genocide whose parts come from an imperial collective, a collective of old colonial states now led…
Cambridge International Law Journal
From Occupation to Genocide: Bridging the UN 2025 Gaza Report and the ICJ’s 2024 Advisory Opinion on the Occupied Palestinian Territories
By Nina Prusac
Introduction The genocide in Gaza, as found by the UN Commission of Inquiry in 2025, cannot be understood in isolation but must be situated within the long-standing illegality of Israel’s…