Burkina Faso, Niger ask ICJ for peaceful settlement of border dispute
African neighbors Burkina Faso and Niger asked the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) at a public sitting on Monday for a peaceful settlement of the longstanding and ongoing border dispute between the...
Japan adopts resolution declaring territorial dispute with South Korea an illegal occupation
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Friday signed a resolution describing South Korea's control of islands in the Sea of Japan as an "illegal occupation." The resolution also calls for South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak...
South Korea rejects Japan proposal to have ICJ resolve dispute over islands
The government of South Korea on Tuesday rejected a proposal by Japan to have the International Court of Justice (ICJ) resolve an ongoing territorial dispute between the two countries regarding a group of islands to...
Japan to take legal dispute with South Korea over islands to ICJ
The government of Japan announced on Saturday that it will file a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague over an ongoing territorial dispute with South Korea concerning a group of...
International brief ~ ICJ could get Japan-S. Korea islands dispute
In Friday's international brief, Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro told a press conference Thursday that despite a harshly worded 'letter to the people' released by South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun Wednesday, Japan would...
International brief ~ Nigeria proposes African tribunal for Sudan
In Thursday's international brief, Nigeria , acting on behalf of the African Union , has proposed the creation of an African war crimes tribunal that would prosecute alleged human rights violations and war crimes in Sudan [government...
An ongoing diplomatic dispute between Japan and South Korea was taken to another level of intensity Wednesday, after a local Japanese prefecture approved a largely symbolic resolution calling for the creation of "Takeshima Day" to...
