No prospect of Israeli ambassador returning to Ireland unless relations improve, says embassy
Ambassador Dana Erlich has remained in Israel since May when she was recalled in protest over Ireland’s decision to recognise the state of Palestine
Ambassador Dana Erlich has remained in Israel since May when she was recalled in protest over Ireland’s decision to recognise the state of Palestine
Restrictions put on Israeli defence suppliers winning future Defence Forces contracts in response to Israel’s illegal occupation of the West Bank
Zelenskiy ratifies statute that paves way for Ukraine to join International Criminal Court
Israeli activist says only ‘intervention from outside’, possibly in the form of sanctions, could convince Israeli authorities to change approach to occupied territories
Self defence gives ‘blank cheque’ to countries to attack others inside UN rules, Prof Conor Gearty says
Israel is still using US bombs on refugee camps, schools and hospitals while blocking food and clean water to the civilian population of Gaza, including starving children
Court says Israel’s occupation of territories amounts to long-term annexation which has undermined the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
Israeli finance minister responds by calling for annexation of West Bank
On a visit to Dublin, the Gazan human rights lawyer denounces ‘selectivity and the politicisation of international law’ and explains what the Irish Government could still do to help end the killing in Gaza
We’re approaching the moment, and perhaps it’s already here, when the memory of the Holocaust won’t stop the world from seeing Israel as it is
Facility was targeted by fighter jets in Nuseirat and contained a Hamas compound with some 30 fighters, Israel claims
Taoiseach condemns bombing of enclave after order from UN’s top court to ‘immediately halt’ operations in area
International Court of Justice ruling may lead Palestinian allies to call on UN Security Council to pass a resolution to impose a ceasefire on Israel
Humanitarian situation in Palestinian city deteriorating and now classifies as ‘disastrous’, says court
Trucks begin moving humanitarian assistance ashore from temporary floating pier built off coast, says US
Gilad Noam calls case in which Israel is accused of violating Genocide Convention ‘completely divorced from facts’ amid ongoing war in enclave
Student leaders have tried all the moves in the activist playbook, but it’s hard to rage against the system when a majority of the country, including the Government, agrees with you
Ruling by 15 to one that specific circumstances in case taken by Nicaragua ‘not such as to require the court to take emergency measures’
Media outlets in Germany are glossing over the proceedings in The Hague, where Nicaragua accuses Berlin of being complicit in genocide
Case taken by Nicaragua is based on flimsy evidence and should be thrown out, Berlin tells International Court of Justice
Court in The Hague will hear claim that weapons deliveries breach obligation to prevent genocide
Nicaragua alleges Germany ‘is facilitating the commission of genocide’ by continuing to support Israel militarily and by refusing to reverse its decision to stop funding Unrwa
Ireland’s efforts to defend the humanity of Palestinians are an important contribution
South Africa has accused Israel of breaching convention but International Court of Justice proceedings expected to last years
Government sources say purpose of intervention is not to take sides but to argue for an interpretation of one or more provisions of 1948 Genocide Convention
A lot of attention has focused on legal proceedings in the ICJ regarding South Africa’s accusation of genocide against Israel. But the ICJ is also considering a critical legal opinion on climate
UN member states and EU must not enter into economic agreements that would support Israel's settlement activity in Occupied Palestinian Territory, Attorney General says
Palestinian representative Riyad Mansour delivers tearful speech in UN’s highest court, seeking an end to occupation, which would pave way to ‘a just and lasting peace’
The case, to be led by Indonesia on behalf of the UN general assembly, is separate from the action brought last month by South Africa alleging genocide by Israel against the Palestinian population of Gaza
Prof Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh plans to strengthen University of Galway’s links with universities in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem
Kyiv claims Russia breached 1948 convention by claiming genocide in Luhansk, Donetsk as pretext for invasion
Countermotion by Government passed by 71 votes to 62
Coalition not suspending State funding for UN Palestinian relief agency while inquiry into Israeli claims takes place
International Court of Justice finds it plausible Israel breached genocide convention
Prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue war until ‘absolute victory’
World court hears Israel must ensure the preservation of evidence of alleged genocide
Genocide case is International Court of Justice’s most politically challenging as war on Gaza opens gulf between pro-Israel West and emerging Global South which advocates Palestinian self-determination
United Nation’s highest court stopped short of ordering ceasefire in Palestinian enclave but called for release of all hostages held by Hamas
Divided over Israel’s invasion of Gaza, EU countries declare support for International Court of Justice
Crowds waving flags and banners stretched up and down Molesworth Street and Kildare Street ahead of Dáil motion
South Africa’s attempt to have impact on events in Middle East is latest in a series of diplomatic disagreements with western powers
In order for South Africa to prove genocidal intent, it must satisfy the court that the Israeli state committed acts ‘with intent to destroy, in whole or in part,’ the Palestinian people
Taoiseach expresses concern attacks on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen could escalate into ‘severe regional conflict’
Israel tells International Court of Justice it is acting to defend itself against Hamas and calls on court to dismiss case as groundless
Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh worked on the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, as well as on a 2015 genocide case taken by Croatia against Serbia
International Court of Justice in the Hague to hold two days of hearings in a case brought by South Africa
Court rejects Myanmar’s objections over the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice
Snake Island has strategic significance but its symbolism may be more important
New evidence of a mass grave in Mariupol to hide thousands of civilian dead has added to international calls for Russia to be held accountable
Conflict-related sexual violence can constitute a war crime, says Geraldine Byrne Nason
China’s Xi Jinping tells Joe Biden that conflicts such as Ukraine are in no one’s interests
Ukraine says Russia has falsely claimed acts of genocide against Russian-speaking people in Donetsk and Luhansk to justify its invasion
Both countries say they are seeking ‘full reparations’ and an apology from Moscow
While UN’s court’s rulings are binding on members, it is not unusual for them to be ignored by large states
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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