NEWS: Ms Stefanie Hubig, Minister of Justice of Germany, paid a courtesy visit to the #ICJ today. She was welcomed by Mr Jean-Pelé Fomété, Deputy-Registrar of the Court. During the visit, views were exchanged on the functioning and activities of the ICJ.
#ICJ
“#DoronAlmog, a retired Israel Defense Forces major general who is expected to travel with the president in his capacity as chair of the Jewish Agency for Israel, has formerly faced #ArrestWarrants over allegations he committed #WarCrimes in Gaza in 2002.
Almog denies the allegations.
A decorated former officer in the Israel Defense Forces, and recipient of the nation’s highest honour, the Israel prize, Almog narrowly escaped arrest at London’s #Heathrow airport in 2005 when he refused to leave an El Al plane on the tarmac after he was tipped off that a #warrant had been issued for his #arrest.”
#ForeignInfluenceOperation / #ICJ #ICC / #AFP / #Australia <https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/06/legal-groups-push-for-australian-federal-police-to-arrest-retired-general-travelling-with-israeli-president>
ANNOUNCEMENT: The #ICJ announces the publication of four volumes of I.C.J. Pleadings in the advisory proceedings on the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.
The criminal elite exposed in the Epstein files are burying the truth.
A handful of figures will be sacrificed - but only to protect a wider culture that believes rules don't apply to the ruling elite.
https://jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-criminal-elite-exposed-in-the
#gaza #genocide #palestine #IsraelTerroristState #bds #boycottisrael #icc #icj #stoparmingisrael #eu
#news
“The president of Israel is a constitutional role that is head of state but not part of the political or military chain of command. The office is similar to that of Australia’s governor general, though with somewhat more power. As head of state, the president embodies and represents the state of Israel. The international court of justice has found that Israel unlawfully occupies the Palestinian territories, has #unlawfully purported to annex parts of the Palestinian territories and unlawfully plants, encourages and maintains unlawful settlements in Palestinian territories.
The court is also trying a case in which Israel is accused of #genocide.
The international criminal court has issued #ArrestWarrants against the Israeli prime minister and former defence minister, citing allegations of war crimes and #crimes against #humanity. The same court is #investigating
other senior Israeli military and political #leaders on similar charges.
The UN commission of inquiry on the occupied Palestinian territory has found evidence of #WarCrimes against humanity and #GenocidalIntent by Israeli leaders and recommended their prosecution. Israel is a rogue state whose head of state, its supreme representative, should not be permitted to visit #Australia.”
#ICJ / #ICC <https://theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/05/albanese-can-still-withdraw-the-invitation-to-israels-president-he-should-do-so-for-the-sake-of-social-cohesion-ntwnfb > (paywall) / <https://archive.md/ZMSse>
The chain of command is clear, hence the accountability is, as well.
This is not a "rogue army", it is an army that is committing war crimes, as instructed.
There is a reason why there is a #genocide trial against #Israel at the #ICJ; and #ICC arrest warrants against suspected war criminals #Netanyahu and #Gallant.
Burma: the misery continues
Six decades of attacks and airstrikes continue
February 2026
Burma, or Myanmar, has slipped out of the news in recent months but the brutal activities of the military Junta continue. Violence has lasted for 6 decades now during which massacres have been carried out and around 800,000 have been forced to flee. Elections are promised which will be sham. There is considerable resistance, both peaceful and armed to the regime. As part of the election process some of the 20,000 political prisoners will be released according to the latest edition of the Burma Campaign News (Issue 49, 2026). Political prisoners are subject to horrific treatment, held in appalling conditions, subjected to torture and denied medical care. Children as young as 2 years old are held as proxies for their parents.
Amnesty reports that the military Junta has committed widespread repression and abuse in every facet of life in the country since seizing power on February 1, 2021, Amnesty International, Fortify Rights, and Human Rights Watch said last month. The military’s atrocities since the coup, which include war crimes and crimes against humanity, escalated over the past year as the Junta sought to entrench its rule through abusive military operations and stage-managed elections.
The UN Special Rapporteur said in London in December:
“The people of Myanmar have shown extraordinary courage. They deserve an international response that matches their determination the United Kingdom can play a decisive role and now is the moment to act”.
Following a submission by Gambia, the International Court of Justice has in January, commenced hearing evidence of genocide against the Rohingya people many of whom fled the country. The ICJ issued provisional measures to protect the Rohingya which have been ignored by the Junta.
The UK government is criticized for not having made any new, targeted sanctions since 2024 and there is also a concern that the Junta is allowed to host a military attaché in London.
China’s role
The role of the Chinese is significant in the future of the country. Currently, it is reported by Foreign Affairs that China is ‘supporting both sides but with the hope that the Junta will win through in the end’ despite its appalling record of human rights abuses. It can tolerate a divided Myanmar as long the the main power holders remain dependant on China for trade and energy. It is also reported that China has provided $3bn of aid to the Junta.
Although it is true that the UK can play a role, the resource rich country is attractive to China which exhibits little interest in human rights within its borders or in foreign countries. It is their role which is probably crucial and as long as it continues to support the military then the current path of violence will likely continue.
As well as the Burma Campaign, another organisation of note is Advance Myanmar.
Ming Aung Hlaing, leader of the Junta
Previous posts
Isabella #Brunner from Leiden University highlights an interesting aspect of the #UN #Cybercrime Convention: #Russia may have paved the way for disputes on responsible conduct in cyberspace to reach the International Court of Justice (#ICJ), by itself having initiated negotiations on the UN Cybercrime Convention (which includes an ICJ judicial settlement clause).
https://www.justsecurity.org/127739/un-cybercrime-convention-russia-icj/
UK Government’s Inaction on Palestinian Rights Criticized
Bishop’s letter “incredulous” at lack of government action over Gaza and West Bank
February 2026
Three Anglican bishops have today (2nd February) written a letter published in the Guardian in which they express dismay at government inaction over Gaza and events on the West Bank.
“Having returned from another visit to Palestine, we are incredulous that the UK government has still not published its legal response to the international court of justice’s advisory opinion in July 2024. This inaction has contributed to a culture of impunity that the Israeli government has used to accelerate its de facto annexation of the West Bank.
“Its instruments are administrative changes, continuous settlement expansion and growth, intensifying violence by Israeli troops and settler militia, the localised system of road closures, house demolitions, tightening access to water and electricity, deepening legal segregation and an unequal system of governance.
“While world leaders met in Davos to debate futuristic plans for the reconstruction of Gaza, which are largely disconnected from reality, we visited and listened to Palestinian Christian communities across the West Bank on their lived experience. Once more, we have heard from families living in fear and torment – an unending nightmare where they are denied even minimal dignity. The violence has robbed them of the ability to earn a living and provide for their families.
“Terrorised to the point of fearing for their lives, there is no one to protect them. Faced with such abandonment, and denied any agency as to their future, many now feel they have no choice but to leave or to die standing. This seems to be the Israeli government’s intentional strategy.
“The international community must uphold its obligations under international law to protect Palestinians. The only way is to uphold the ICJ advisory opinion. Having formally recognised the state of Palestine, the British government must publish its response and take all necessary measures “not to render aid or assistance in maintaining the situation created by Israel’s illegal presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory”, as the court stipulated.
“The situation in the West Bank is a tragedy foretold. We must stand up and do the right thing before it’s too late”.
The Rt Rev Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani Bishop of Chelmsford; The Rt Rev Rachel Treweek Bishop of Gloucester; The Rt Rev Graham Usher Bishop of Norwich
Readers of our earlier posts about British government’s complicity in the violence and its continued political, military and diplomatic support will be aware of the shameful role our government has and is playing in the genocide taking place there.
Image: Al Jazeera.
#Bishops #GuardianLetter #ICJ #Palestine #UKGovernment #WestBank
Still catching up with #ICJ hearing #TheGambia vs #Myanmar - on 20 January, 9 judges began to pose questions to the two parties. 1st Q: on the methodology of how #evidence was collected from anonymous witnesses by third parties. 2nd Q (to Myanmar): how many villages destroyed by ARSA/Tatmadaw/Gov.
True.
The #ICJ also clearly stated that 🇮🇱 is an illegal occupier and is obliged to withdraw its troops and dismantle the colonies from the whole oPt.
It is mind-blowing that member states do not use and do not follow that decision.
What does it take to abide by the law?
I am cooking my last package of #Mohinga fish soup from #Myanmar after having listened to another segment of the current #ICJ hearing concerning the #Rohingya The package reads “suitable for any nationality and religion.”I am contemplating peaceful co-existence by means of enjoying the same food…
I continue my thread after a 1-week break. All videos of the case #TheGambia vs #Myanmar are available at the #ICJ website. I have summarized the 1st week of the case by highlighting a crucial formal aspect when interpreting the #Genocide Convention: what counts as #evidence and what does not?
WATCH LIVE: The Gambia closes its second round of oral arguments on the merits of the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (#TheGambia v. #Myanmar; 11 States intervening) before the #ICJ.
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1a9d219zu
WATCH LIVE: The Gambia continues its second round of oral arguments on the merits of the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (#TheGambia v. #Myanmar; 11 States intervening) before the #ICJ
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1p39fr91h
WATCH LIVE: The Gambia presents its second round of oral arguments on the merits of the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (#TheGambia v. #Myanmar; 11 States intervening) before the #ICJ.
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1pm02qbrt
WATCH HERE: The recording of the public hearing held yesterday, 22 January 2026, in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (#TheGambia v. #Myanmar; 11 States intervening) before the #ICJ.
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1ccpm3x6g
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