ICJ to rule November 19 in Rohingya genocide case

The International Court of Justice will deliver its judgment on November 19, 2026, in The Gambia’s case accusing Myanmar of genocide against the Rohingya, the court announced. The ruling will decide whether Myanmar violated the Genocide Convention in its 2017 military operations, but the court has not yet determined the case’s merits. The judgment is scheduled for a public sitting at the Peace Palace in The Hague. The ICJ said its rulings are final and cannot be appealed. The court settles disputes between states; this case will determine Myanmar’s responsibility as a state, not the criminal guilt of individual officials. The Gambia brought the case in 2019, arguing that Myanmar’s conduct during the operations breached the 1948 Genocide Convention. The operations drove hundreds of thousands of Rohingya from Rakhine State into neighbouring Bangladesh. The Gambia says the military’s actions and intent meet the legal standard for genocide. Myanmar denies committing genocide. It says its forces conducted a counterterrorism response to attacks by Rohingya insurgents, and disputes the evidence and allegations presented in the case. The court’s scheduled judgment will resolve the...