Canada accused of hypocrisy in failing to support South Africa at ICJ

On Friday, the International Court of Justice ruled that Israel has to take all measures within its power to prevent acts of genocide. In response, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly only noted that the ICJ “ delivered its response” and didn’t express support for the ruling or calling on Israel to comply with its legally binding provisions to prevent genocide against Palestinians. Canada’s complicated relationship with the crime of genocide is the subject of a recent article by law prof Heidi Matthews. We spoke with her two days before the ICJ ruling came out.