Canadian FM calls for stronger global enforcement mechanisms, highlights role of ICC, ICJ

October 14, 2026 12:55 PM

Canadian FM calls for stronger global enforcement mechanisms, highlights role of ICC, ICJ

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand on Wednesday called for stronger mechanisms to enforce international law, emphasising the role of institutions such as the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in safeguarding territorial integrity, human rights and state sovereignty. Speaking at a Bloomberg New Economy 2026 discussion titled "Is This the Middle Power Moment?", Anand highlighted the challenges of enforcing international law and stressed the importa...

World Court is poised to mark the future course of climate litigation

July 23, 2025 3:27 PM

World Court is poised to mark the future course of climate litigation

The United Nations' highest court will deliver an opinion on Wednesday that is likely to determine the course of future climate action across the world. Known as an advisory opinion, the deliberation of the 15 judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague is legally non-binding. It nevertheless carries legal and political weight and future climate cases would be unable to ignore it, legal experts say. “The advisory opinion is probably the most consequential in the history o...

Nobel Peace Prize could honour UNRWA, ICJ, UN chief Guterres

October 3, 2024 1:58 PM

Nobel Peace Prize could honour UNRWA, ICJ, UN chief Guterres

The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), the International Court of Justice and U.N. chief Antonio Guterres are among the favourites for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, experts said, in a year marked by the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. Given past form, the Norwegian Nobel Committee is capable of springing a complete surprise in the October 11 announcement - including not giving the prize at all. With 2024 marked by the now spreading Israel-Hamas war, a Ukraine conflict in its third y...