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Serbia’s president criticized the UN-backed International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for not allowing Ratko Mladic to die at home, while the court said it would not disclose the cause of death until an inquiry concludes; Dutch authorities informed the Mechanism they are not opening a criminal investigation and will not perform an autopsy.
Vanuatu, a Pacific island nation severely impacted by climate change through rising sea levels, extreme weather, and reef destruction, is seeking an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice to clarify global legal obligations to address climate change, aiming to hold major emitters accountable and secure support for vulnerable nations.
Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley wrote "Finish them!" on Israeli artillery shells during a visit to areas affected by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes in Gaza that have killed over 34,000 Palestinians. The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders on war crimes charges, and the International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to halt its assault on Rafah, though Israel continues its operations with U.S. support.
Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci and three co-defendants, all former close associates in the guerrilla Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), stand trial at a special court in The Hague for alleged war crimes during the 1998-99 insurgency that eventually brought independence from Serbia. Thaci was indicted in 2020 by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers on 10 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity including persecution, murder, torture and forced disappearance of people, including after fighting ended. The trial is likely to be lengthy as prosecutors said in procedural conferences that they would need two years to present all its evidence.