Why the UN General Assembly's move to take Israel to World Court matters
By asking the World Court to examine Israeli behaviour in the occupied territories, the General Assembly is telling Israel that it is under scrutiny.
Countries call for world anti-corruption court
Some 189 parties including 181 countries have signed up to the UN's Convention Against Corruption, a treaty aimed at stopping graft around the world.
World court orders Russia to halt military operations in Ukraine
Although the rulings of the International Court of Justice are binding, it has no direct means of enforcing them, and in rare cases in the past countries have ignored them.
