Understanding Israel & Palestine: A Current Events Resource Guide

The United Nations also enforces International Law, as codified in treaties such as the Geneva Conventions, and adjudicates disputes between member nations through the International Court of Justice.

For more information about International Law, please visit the research guides from the Dag Hammarskjöld Library in New York and the Peace Palace Library in The Hague.

Pending cases before the International Court of Justice: 

• Relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem (Palestine v. United States of America) (2018)

• Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem (2023)

• Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) (2024)

• Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory (2024)