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Image for article: A Framework for the Weight of Treaty Body Output: The ICJ’s Right to Strike Advisory OpinionStatus Unknown

A Framework for the Weight of Treaty Body Output: The ICJ’s Right to Strike Advisory Opinion

20 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JUN 08, 2026, 4:27 AM ET
ejiltalk.org(opens in a new tab)

The Opinion clarifies a long-running issue between workers' and employers' groups. But it is also significant as a methodological case. The Court ...

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Image for article: International Court of Justice confirms right to strike under international labour lawStatus Unknown

International Court of Justice confirms right to strike under international labour law

29 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 29, 2026, 11:46 AM ET
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This development reinforces the international recognition of strike rights as part of fundamental labour protections. While advisory in nature, the ...

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Image for article: ICJ Recognizes Right to <b>Strike</b> Under Convention No. 87 – ASILStatus Unknown

ICJ Recognizes Right to Strike Under Convention No. 87 – ASIL

31 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 7:43 PM ET
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On May 21, 2026, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an advisory opinion on whether the right to strike of workers and their ...

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Image for article: The ICJ Upholds Right to <b>Strike</b> in Landmark Opinion - OnLaborSettled

The ICJ Upholds Right to Strike in Landmark Opinion - OnLabor

31 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 1:33 PM ET
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Last week the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered, by ten votes to four, the advisory opinion that workers' organizations have awaited ...

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Image for article: Landmark right-to-<b>strike</b> decision emboldens unions - AFRStatus Unknown

Landmark right-to-strike decision emboldens unions - AFR

35 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 23, 2026, 10:25 PM ET
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The International Court of Justice has affirmed that workers' right to strike is protected by international convention on freedom of association.

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Top UN court rules workers' right to strike protected in key treaty - MSN

35 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 23, 2026, 9:13 PM ET
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The top United Nations court has ruled that workers and unions have the right to strike under a key international treaty, an opinion that could ...

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Image for article: ICJ Affirms Workers’ Right to Strike Under ILO ConventionStatus Unknown

ICJ Affirms Workers’ Right to Strike Under ILO Convention

35 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 23, 2026, 3:16 PM ET
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that workers' right to strike is protected under a key International Labour Organizati...

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Image for article: World court says international law protects workers’ right to strikeSettled

World court says international law protects workers’ right to strike

36 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 22, 2026, 10:36 AM ET
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that the right to strike is protected under the International Labour Organization (ILO)'s Freedom ...

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Image for article: UN World Court says right to strike is protected under ILO Convention / IFJOngoing

UN World Court says right to strike is protected under ILO Convention / IFJ

36 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 22, 2026, 9:02 AM ET
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... , as the right to strike is essential for journalists and media workers to oppose any attempt to threaten or downsize their labour rights.

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International Court of Justice: workers have the right to strike under main labour law treaty

36 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 22, 2026, 8:24 AM ET
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The opinion could lead to changes in labour laws worldwide in countries that have so ​far not recognized ​employees' right to ⁠strike. 22 May 2026| ...

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Image for article: Right to <b>strike</b> protected under key <b>labour</b> treaty, says UN World CourtStatus Unknown

Right to strike protected under key labour treaty, says UN World Court

37 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 21, 2026, 6:12 PM ET
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The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ruled that the right to strike is protected under a core International Labour Organization ...

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Image for article: International Court of Justice says <b>workers</b>&#39; right to <b>strike</b> is protected by key labor treatyStatus Unknown

International Court of Justice says workers' right to strike is protected by key labor treaty

37 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 21, 2026, 2:08 PM ET
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The decision could have a worldwide impact on labor regulations, enshrining the right to strike in labor standards and international trade agreements.

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Image for article: Top UN court rules workers’ right to strike ‘protected’ in key treatyStatus Unknown

Top UN court rules workers’ right to strike ‘protected’ in key treaty

37 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 21, 2026, 1:15 PM ET
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The nonbinding ruling is expected to be hailed as a victory by workers' groups and influence global labour relations.

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Image for article: United Nations' top court says right to strike is protected by a key labor treatyStatus Unknown

United Nations' top court says right to strike is protected by a key labor treaty

37 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 21, 2026, 10:52 AM ET
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... workers the right to strike. Advisory opinions aren't legally binding, but carry significant weight. The decision could have a worldwide impact on ...

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Image for article: Top UN court to rule on right to strikeStatus Unknown

Top UN court to rule on right to strike

37 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 21, 2026, 7:11 AM ET
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Koh warned that if the ICJ ruled the right to strike was not inherent in the Convention, companies and governments could start to unpick labour deals ...

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Image for article: Fewer strikes in 2025, but more working days lostSettled

Fewer strikes in 2025, but more working days lost

58 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 01, 2026, 4:29 AM ET
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The manufacturing sector saw the highest number of strikes. Employees are more satisfied with their pay and terms of employment than in recent years.

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Image for article: Minimum wage employment edges down while labour strikes stabilize after 2023 peakSettled

Minimum wage employment edges down while labour strikes stabilize after 2023 peak

58 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED APR 30, 2026, 10:17 AM ET
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In 2025, the number of labour strikes continued to fall. Statistics Netherlands counted 23 strikes, down by 13 compared with 2024. Following a ...

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Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

72 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED APR 17, 2026, 1:23 AM ET
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Government employees in Netherlands hold one-day national strike over pay; strikes across London involving academic staff at London Metropolitan ...

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Image for article: The Regulation of Wages and the Rule of LawStatus Unknown

The Regulation of Wages and the Rule of Law

74 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED APR 15, 2026, 12:30 AM ET
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Notably, the railway workers' strike was a spontaneous reaction to the harbour strike in Amsterdam, and their strike was not only about wages, but ...

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Image for article: Dutch civil service <b>workers</b> to <b>strike</b> on April 14 - IamExpatPlanned

Dutch civil service workers to strike on April 14 - IamExpat

76 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED APR 13, 2026, 12:00 AM ET
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Unions protest zero percent line. Dutch unions FNV, CNV, AC Rijksvakbonden, and CMHF Overheid have called employees in the civil service to down tools ...

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