Courts and Justice

Samuel Paty’s murder
The accused include the parent of one of Paty’s pupils and are charged with complicity in a terrorist murder.

Court case against Dutch State
Oxfam Novib, PAX, the Rights Forum and Amnesty International have filed a court case against the Dutch State for its support of Israel.

Challenging the Troubles Act
Martina Dillon, John McEvoy, and Lynda McManus are challenging the human rights compliance of the Act including its denial of inquests, lack of adequate investigations ..

ICJ on Syria
On September 18, 2020, the Netherlands formally notified Syria that it was requesting negotiations because of Syria’s failure to fulfill its international legal obligations under ..

Contaminated Syrup Trial
Nineteen plaintiffs representing family members of the victims are suing Indian drug maker Maiden Pharmaceuticals as well as local health authorities.


ICC & Gaza
The occupied Palestinian territories including the Gaza Strip fall under the jurisdiction of the ICC, meaning the court has the authority to prosecute Hamas, the ..

ICJ on Syria
These hearings mark the first time an international court has looked at alleged abuses committed in Syria during 12 years of conflict.

The International Court of Justice on Palestine
The UN asked the court in December 2022 for an advisory legal opinion on Israel’s ‘occupation, settlement, and annexation … including measures aimed at altering ..

The ICC decides on Philippine extrajudicial killings
The ICC probe covers alleged crimes committed from November 2011 to June 2016, including a large number of extrajudicial killings in Davao City while former ..

Guinea 2009 stadium massacre
Security forces are accused of an organized cover-up of the crimes, sealing off the entrances to the stadium and morgues and removing bodies to bury ..