The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the UN, holds public hearings from 12 to 29 January 2026 on the merits of the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar: 11 States intervening) at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court. Session held under the presidency of Judge Iwasawa Yuji, President of the Court. The Court’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law,
