Judges and parties stand at the opening of the hearings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands. Photograph: Patrick Post/AP A hush fell over the assembled audience in the Great Hall of Justice in The Hague as the 17 judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) filed in and proceedings began on Thursday morning. From outside, through the stained-glass windows, could be heard the chants of groups gathered in support of Palestine. By Friday, those protests had become electric. Established in 1945, the ICJ is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations and...