Phoebe Okowa, newly elected to the International Court of Justice, has also said that Israel’s entry into the United Nations was based on creating a Palestinian state.The post Kenyan who ...

Okowa won the ICJ seat after three Security Council and four General Assembly voting rounds among four candidates.

Phoebe Okowa receives majority to fill vacancy after resignation of Somali Judge Abdulqawi Yusuf - Anadolu Ajansı ...

New Zealand’s decision to renew oil and gas exploration could place it in breach of emerging international climate law.

The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a yearslong campaign that began with university students. Vanuatu’s Climate Change ...

In a landmark advisory opinion dated 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) has unanimously found that States are legally bound to protect the environment from greenhouse gas ...

The Office of Botswana’s Ambassador to the United Nations recently announced that Botswana has nominated renowned jurist and ...

The International Court of Justice today delivered a major signal of hope for the most vulnerable populations and for all ecosystems and species of the planet, with its advisory opinion on the ...

Organizers said more social movements, Indigenous peoples and a focus on justice set the first week of the COP summit apart.

The ICJ is not a proper court of law, but rather a “partisan political tool,” as the U.S. State Department has described it.The post How the UN’s International Court of ...

States have a responsibility to take appropriate measures to prevent significant harm to the climate system. States obligations go beyond those contained in climate change treaties and other relevant ...

Kenya has yet again made a significant step on the international stage after Prof Phoebe Okowa was unanimously elected as a judge to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).After four rounds of ...