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Saturday, October 25, 2025
TopicInternational Court of Justice

Topic: International Court of Justice

India’s climate demands were once moral claims. Now ICJ says they’re international law

India now has legal support to demand that donor countries move beyond vague pledges. The ICJ opinion reframes carbon equity as obligations rather than diplomatic asks.

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Israel PM & country’s ex-defence minister

The international court has accused PM Benjamin Netanyahu & Yoav Gallant of 'crimes against humanity and war crimes'. Netanyahu has condemned the decision, calling it 'antisemitic'.

SC advocate’s book on Kashmir suggests going to ICJ, receives support at launch event

At the re-release of Supreme Court advocate Aman Hingorani's 'Unravelling the Kashmir Knot', former foreign secretary Shyam Saran raised the limitations of legal approaches. 'It makes us vulnerable.'

International court of justice orders Israel to halt military assault on Gaza’s Rafah

The court also ordered Israel to open the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza to allow in humanitarian aid.

ICJ rejects Israel’s request to throw out genocide charges, stops short of calling for ceasefire

International Court of Justice ordered Israel to contain killings of civilians in Gaza, preserve evidence of its actions & punish those calling for genocide of Palestinians.

South Africa accuses Israel at World Court of genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza

In hearings at the International Court of Justice, South Africa called for an emergency suspension of Israel's aerial & ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave.

International Court of Justice to hear case by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza

South Africa says that ‘by killing Palestinians in Gaza, causing them serious mental and bodily harm, Israel is committing genocide against them.’

International Court of Justice to hear Russian objections to Ukraine genocide case

The world court will also hear from 32 other states, all supporting Ukraine's argument that the court has jurisdiction to move the case forward.

Hague court rejects India’s objections to Pakistan’s bid over water use in Indus basin

Pakistan is complaining that India’s planned hydropower dams will cut flows on the river, which feeds 80% of its irrigated agriculture.

International Court of Justice rules US illegally froze some Iranian assets

The ruling comes amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran after tit-for-tat strikes between Iran-backed forces and US personnel in Syria last week.

On Camera

Piyush Pandey brought the language of small towns into ad agency corridors: Prasoon Joshi

Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.