The last few months have witnessed the momentous involvement of international law in international relations. The most noteworthy development has been South Africa suing Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), alleging that the latter is committing genocide in Gaza. Although ICJ is yet to decide this case, it has held that, prime facie, South Africa’s claims may fall within the Genocide Convention, and that it is plausible that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. ICJ has issued several provisional measures in this regard, with the latest one being ordering Israel to immediately stop its military offensive in Rafah while it decides the case. This is not the only case that ICJ is currently hearing on the alleged commission of genocide. Ukraine, which has made international law a centrepiece of its war against Russia, has a case before ICJ regarding the violation of the Genocide Convention.