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Myanmar turned lives of Rohingya Muslims into ‘nightmare’, international court told on first day of genocide trial

Case centres around Myanmar military’s operations in 2016 and 2017 that sent over 700,000 Rohingya refugees fleeing into neighbouring Bangladesh to escape persecution

The Independent UK

‘Big step forward’: Myanmar military faces Rohingya genocide case at UN court

Survivors of violence hope proceedings will bring justice a step closer and set a precedent for future genocide allegations

The Guardian - UK

UN court to begin hearings on whether Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya

Myanmar will face accusations that it is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority at the top court of the United Nations, as long-awaited hearings are set to begin

The Independent UK

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New hope for justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya as World Court hears landmark genocide case

The International Court of Justice case against Myanmar could set precedents to be used in future genocide rulings, James C. Reynolds reports

The Independent UK

It’s easy to feel powerless about climate chaos. Here’s what gives me hope

I’ve spent six years writing about environmental justice. The uncomfortable truth is that we’re not all in it together – but people power is reshaping the fight

The Guardian - US

From historic rulings to the green energy boom: Here are the climate wins of 2025 worth celebrating

Despite the influx of climate doom and irreversible damage, 2025 scored some pretty big victories for the planet.

Euronews

A visual guide to the historical maps and temples at the heart of the Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Border conflict has roots in colonial maps and long-standing ‘sibling rivalry’

The Guardian - UK

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South Africa Will Fail To tar Israel With The Brush Of Genocide

At an ICJ hearing on provisional measures in January 2024, the Court accurately determined that Palestinians have 'plausible rights' to protection from genocide; but it did not rule – despite some false reports – that Israel was plausibly committing genocide.

International Business Times

After landmark climate win, lawyer hopes for a ‘new legal order’ to protect Indigenous rights

Pacific lawyer Julian Aguon to be honoured with Right Livelihood award for his work that led to ICJ ruling on climate harm

The Guardian - AU

Questions for UK embassy in Tel Aviv over employee who owns home in illegal settlement

Embassy’s employment of Gila Ben-Yakov Phillips is potentially violation of UK sanctions law, say experts

The Guardian - UK

Long-awaited environment laws might get Australia sued. Here’s why

Australia is rewriting its national environment laws, and Environment Minister Murray Watt has vowed the legislation will pass the parliament this week, despite not yet reaching agreement with either the Coalition or the Greens. But the current draft bill leaves the country exposed to significant legal, environmental and political risk.

The Conversation

UN Climate Change Deal Made Without Any Mention Of Fossil Fuel—Outrage Erupts

A new UN climate deal has ignited global outrage after nearly 200 nations approved an agreement that triples climate finance but completely omits any mention of fossil fuels, despite overwhelming evidence of their role in accelerating the climate crisis.

International Business Times UK

Why small climate-vulnerable island states punch well above their weight in UN climate talks

Few diplomatic organisations punch above their weight quite like the Alliance of Small Island States (Aosis). With no fixed budget, no permanent secretariat and no formal charter, it has still managed to shape some of the most important climate agreements of the past few decades – including the 1.5°C target…

The Conversation

Israel breaching international law by limiting Gaza aid, says Unrwa official

Natalie Boucly says supplies are ready but only about half of what is needed is getting into territory

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The Guardian - US

Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says

One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out

The Conversation

COP30: Pacific leaders now have world court backing to call countries to account over climate risk

At the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, Pacific Island states are making a familiar plea to keep warming at 1.5°C. But now they have the backing of a legal opinion that has transformed climate action from a moral and political aspiration into an obligation under international law.

The Guardian - UK

Willing states must act to save international legal order, warns top academic

Yale professor says wars in Ukraine and Gaza and threats from Donald Trump risk the ‘total collapse’ of the global courts system

The Guardian - UK

‘Existential and urgent’: what impact will ICJ climate ruling have on Cop30?

Decision by international court of justice hailed as a gamechanger for climate justice and accountability

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The Conversation

How wars ravage the environment – and what international law is doing about it

People across the Gaza Strip have been returning to towns and cities badly damaged by the war after a fragile ceasefire took effect in October. Eventually, their lives will be restored and their homes will be built back. But the climate consequences of the war will remain for years to…

The Conversation

ICJ tells Israel to let UN aid flow into Gaza – but UN’s own failures throughout the war loom large

The UN’s top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), demanded that Israel allow aid into Gaza in an advisory opinion on October 22. It held that Israel is in breach of its obligations as a UN member state by having failed to do so adequately over the past two…

The Guardian - UK

The war in Gaza is supposed to be over. But be warned: without truth and justice, it will never truly end

A fragile ceasefire is in place, but what’s needed is an international tribunal for resolution and reparation. That’s the only route to lasting peace, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Turkey likely to be excluded from Gaza stabilisation force after Israeli objection

Doubts over whether Ankara will be part of 5,000-strong force to be deployed to prevent postwar power vacuum

The Independent UK

What does the Israeli proposal to annex the West Bank involve after JD Vance hits out at ‘stupid political stunt’

Over 250 settlements, considered illegal, are spread across the West Bank, with nearly a million settlers

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US imposes sanctions on Russian oil over Putin’s ‘refusal’ to end war in Ukraine

The Trump administration hardens its stance against the Kremlin. Plus, the final New York City mayoral debate gets heated

The Guardian - UK

ICJ orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza and says restrictions breached international obligations

UN’s top court also finds Israel failed to justify blocking Unrwa and other relief agencies

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