President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering Israel to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza saying it…
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday declared that Palestinians had a right to be protected from acts of genocide, calling on Israel to “take all…
“Seeing newborn babies suffer while some mothers bleed to death should keep us all awake at night."
Despite the overwhelming case, the judgment of the court can still go either way. One thing is clear: it is not the law that is going to decide the merits of the case but class and imperialist politics.
The judges are appointed based on imperialist considerations of their governments, and the decision of the court will require the UN Security Council made up of government representatives to enforce it anyway.