International Law

'Must be held accountable': Trump admin. sued over deaths in boat strike off Venezuela's coast

The Center for Constitutional Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union filed the novel lawsuit under the Death on the High Seas Act and the Alien Tort Statute.

Family members of Chad Joseph who believe Joseph was killed in a US military strike on a boat in the Caribbean, sit together as his family demands evidence to support US President Donald Trump’s claim that the victims were drug traffickers, in Las Cuevas, Trinidad and Tobago October 16, 2025.
 A civilian retrieves personal belongings from the rubble of his house in Tel Aviv after a ballistic missile fired from Iran struck the city on June 23, 2025.

Global media coverage frames Israel as a criminal state - analysis

An activist holds a poster that reads ‘Condemns Donald Trump’s military aggression in Venezuela’, during an anti-US protest, after the US struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, outside the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 6, 2026.

Obtuse global piracy in Venezuela: Trump's illegal actions shatters US world standing - opinion

Opponents of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro demonstrate in Doral, Florida, on January 4, 2026.

Venezuela – moral satisfaction, legal danger: When justice is done outside the law - opinion


Israel approves controversial plan to construct first power plants in West Bank

According to Israel’s Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen, “For the first time in the history of the state, [Israel] will build power plants in Judea and Samaria.”

A power station is seen in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod August 8, 2011

What did Biden mean by ‘proportional’? - opinion

Proportional does not mean that retaliation must be proportional to the previous attack by the enemy; an attack must be proportional relative to the anticipated military advantage.

 THE REMAINS of a missile fired from Iran into Israel last week, seen in a forest in Safed. ‘The US does not want Israel to lose this war, but it doesn’t want Israel to win either,’ the writer maintains.

Shurat HaDin: Battling Israel's foes through legal warfare

Marking the organization's relentless pursuit of justice for terror victims, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner stated, "They are the ones who should be paying."

NITSANA DARSHAN-LEITNER at the US Supreme Court: Shurat HaDin has been waging war against Israel’s enemies on the legal front.

IDF targets multiple Hamas command centers situated in school buildings

The IDF targeted Hamas command centers in Gaza, using precision strikes to minimize civilian risk while addressing immediate threats to Israeli forces.

 Palestinians inspect a school sheltering displaced people, after it was hit by an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, September 11, 2024.

Terrorism and self-determination: International law is on Israel’s side - opinion

The post-9/11 consensus on outlawing terrorism is being undermined by renewed support for its use in the name of national liberation, notably affecting Israel.

 CROCUS CITY HALL is burned out following a deadly attack on the concert venue, outside Moscow, in March.

Israel challenges ICC jurisdiction, legality of proceedings in official objection to case filing

Israel filed an official objection that questioned the legality of the ICC prosecutor's request to issue arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant

International Criminal Court, The Hague

Recent events and decisions could be potentially harmful for Israel's near future - opinion

Recent domestic and international events may have severe consequences regarding Israel's position in its war against Iranian proxies, possibly resulting in a quick escalation with a heavy price.

DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST against the detention of IDF reserve soldiers suspected of sexually abusing an imprisoned Hamas terrorist, at Sde Teiman military detention center  north of Beersheba, last week. International law isn’t popular among certain circles in Israeli society, says the writer.

The Advisory Opinion on Palestine is a bad omen for international law - opinion

The ICJ's 2024 Advisory Opinion on Israel is criticized for bias, inaccuracies, and reliance on UN reports over primary sources.

Public hearing held by ICJ to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories before eventually issuing a non-binding legal opinion in The Hague, Netherlands, February 21, 2024.

IDF reservist soldier who refuses to continue serving in Gaza speaks out

Yuval Green, a 26-year-old reservist, said the IDF is utilizing Palestinian homes for military purposes and that soldiers take “souvenirs, vandalize the homes, and destroy things for no reason.”

 An Israeli soldier operates during a ground operation in the southern Gaza Strip, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, July 3, 2024.

Israeli leaders slam ICJ's call for end to 'illegal' activities in Palestinian territories

The ICJ's decision led to new accusations that the UN court is 'antisemitic', 'one-sided' and would consider Israel an 'occupier' regardless of its actions and the reality of the situation.

Delegates attend a ruling on South Africa's request to order a halt to Israel's Rafah offensive in Gaza as part of a larger case brought before the Hague-based court by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands May 24, 2024.