By Margherita Capacci
For the lawyers of Global Sumud Flotilla, national investigations opened in Europe and the ICC communication following the arrests of activists sailing to Gaza “form part of broader moves for accountability concerning crimes committed by Israel”. Justice Info mapped these developments.
By Angela van der Berg
Mid-August, South African judges delivered a magistral lesson in environmental justice and sent Shell oil plans in the Wild Coast packing. Their judgment is a milestone, argue the author, that puts climate change at “the centre of legal accountability”.
By Natalia Naiduk
After more than four years of conflict, Ukrainians affected by the war have not received any compensation yet. But a reparations mechanism is slowly getting into place with the Register of damage, while some victims are also trying civil actions.
By Andy Avila Bissayo
The fourth trial at the Special Criminal Court begins its closing arguments on Monday August 31. Before the conclusion of hearings on June 11, Edmond Beina and Dieudonné Gomitoua traded accusations over the massacre of some 40 Muslims.
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“What has changed is who the U.S. consider to be friends or foe”
17 March 2026
by Thierry Cruvellier
The International Criminal Court is undermined by its internal dysfunctions, crises, and contradictions. It is sometimes weakened by its own member states. But the fatal weapon that seems to threaten its very existence is the sanctions imposed by the U.S. government. What are they? What impact have they already had on the institution, its judges and prosecutors, and the NGOs that have worked with it? How has a tool used by human rights activists turned against them? To kick off this special focus, British lawyer Richard Rogers explains the origins and workings of the main sanction’s regime in the field of human rights.
Justice for Syria: who is doing what?
8 December 2025
by Hannah El-Hitami
One year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, on 7 December 2024, the landscape of justice for grave violations of international law in Syria has transformed. Some transitional justice institutions have been established in Syria. And there have never been so many active Syrian cases under universal jurisdiction.
Justice for Gaza: who is doing what?
4 November 2025
by Golnouche K. Barzegar
It’s a battle outside the battlefield, and it is worrying the State of Israel: in January 2025, the Israeli army warned its soldiers about possible arrests when they travel abroad. Since the start of the offensive in Gaza launched after the attack on October 7, 2023, two international courts have been seized: the International Criminal Court, which has issued arrest warrants, and the International Court of Justice, whose decisions have been supported by resolutions of the UN General Assembly. At the same time, the Human Rights Council has set up a commission, which has concluded that a “genocide” is taking place. Finally, complaints have been filed in dozens of national courts, and universal jurisdiction proceedings have been opened around the world.
Inside Chernobyl after a drone attack: what can international law do?
26 June 2026
by Oksana Rekun
On February 14, 2025, a Russian drone struck Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant, near the fourth reactor destroyed in 1986. What’s nuclear safety in wartime? Journalist Oksana Rekun went to Chernobyl and asked.
Central African Republic
CPS, the other “headless” court
17 April 2026
International justice news, according to AFP
8 September 2026
Presence of Serbian officials at Mladic funeral 'deeply regrettable': EU chiefs
8 September 2026
Nicaragua accuses Germany of multiple violations of law in Gaza genocide case
8 September 2026
Nicaragua: Germany committing 'multiple violations' of law in Gaza genocide case
7 September 2026
Thousands bid farewell to Bosnian Serb war criminal in Belgrade
7 September 2026
Thousands attend Bosnian Serb war criminal's funeral in Belgrade
7 September 2026
Israeli rubble-clearing in Gaza could erase 'atrocity crimes' evidence: UN expert
7 September 2026
Germany urges top UN court to toss out Gaza genocide case
7 September 2026
Ratko Mladic: war criminal still revered by Serb nationalists
7 September 2026
Crowds gather for war criminal Ratko Mladic's funeral in Belgrade
7 September 2026
Germany seeks to quash Gaza genocide case at top UN court
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