Israeli journalists, academics, and rights groups are documenting atrocities in Gaza, exposing mass civilian deaths, deliberate attacks, and use of human shields. Their evidence, corroborated internationally, forms a crucial record against impunity—ensuring these crimes cannot be erased, even amid political pressure to silence accountability.
As war today seems to be the only agenda for some major powers, including a war against justice itself, all those who still uphold the values of international law must unite on the side of all victims, without discrimination, and support any genuine pursuit of justice, writes Alain Werner, director of Civitas Maxima.
November brought key justice developments: Colombia charged ex-FARC commanders for child soldier recruitment; the ICC issued arrest warrants for Myanmar’s army chief and Gaza leaders. Reparations advanced in Ukraine, Norway apologized to Indigenous groups, and courts addressed war crimes in Guatemala, DRC, Peru, and Croatia.
October saw significant developments in international justice, including the Netherlands’ first trial addressing Yazidi enslavement, Bangladesh’s charges against ex-PM Hasina, and key war crimes trials and investigations in Belgium, Libya, Uganda, and more.
The tragic events that have unfolded since October 7, 2023, in Israel and Palestine have triggered a historically unprecedented wave of global judicial activity. Although some tangible results have been achieved over the past year, the overall impact remains very limited.
Read about how a Moroccan court will examine an Israeli war crimes case, how a case was filed before the ICJ against the Taliban for gender discrimination, as well as more updates, insights, and key developments in the world of international justice.
Read about legal advances in corporate accountability, an inquiry into British military abuses in Kenya, as well as more updates, insights, and key developments in the world of international justice.
Read about a former rebel commander acquitted on appeal in Finland, investigations moving forward for atrocity crimes in Darfur, as well as more updates, insights, and key developments in the world of international justice.
South Africa’s request against Israel at the International Court of Justice will have a major impact if provisional measures are ordered, explains Alain Werner, director of Civitas Maxima. Today, more than 100 states are involved in ongoing cases before the ICJ, thereby taking hold of international law.
Crimes committed in Ukraine and Syria, currently under investigation by judicial bodies, suggest that international justice, though slow, is progressing inexorably, explains Alain Werner, director of Civitas Maxima.
