Starvation as a Weapon: The ICJ Myanmar Case Could Redefine Genocide

Jul 28, 2026 | Yuyun Wahyuningrum
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As the International Court of Justice deliberates its judgment in the case of The Gambia v. Myanmar after the conclusion of public hearings earlier this year, the court faces a question that reaches far beyond Myanmar: can the deliberate weaponisation of hunger itself constitute genocide?