ICJ condemns Russia’s revanchist war in Chechnya
Today, the ICJ firmly condemned the use of force by the Russian army against civilian targets in and around Grozny, in Chechnya.
ICJ strongly condemns Serbian war crimes in Kosovo
Today, the ICJ condemns in the strongest terms the blatant violations of international law committed by the Serbian leadership in relation to the massacre in Racak, Kosovo, on 15 January 1999.
ICJ considers that the arrest of Pinochet is an important step in the combat against impunity
Today, the ICJ made the following statement concerning the arrest in London, and subsequent detention, of the former dictator of Chile, General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte.
Jurists say major states are dragging their feet on the creation of a permanent International Criminal Court
The ICJ welcomes that some progress has been made during the August 1997 session of the UN Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court.
ICJ condemns the outrageous murder of ICRC delegates in Chechnya
The ICJ expresses total shock and utter dismay over the brutal and outrageous murder of six delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Novye Atagi, near Grozny, in Chechnya, yesterday.
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