The International Court of Justice, which has its seat in The Hague,
is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations
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On 22 February 2023, the International Court of Justice delivered its Order on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Azerbaijan in the case concerning Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Azerbaijan v. Armenia).
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On 22 February 2023, the International Court of Justice delivered its Order on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Armenia in the case concerning Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Armenia v. Azerbaijan).
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By an Order dated 3 February 2023, the International Court of Justice organized the written proceedings concerning the Request for an Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. It fixed 25 July 2023 as the time-limit within which written statements on the questions may be presented to the Court, and 25 October 2023 as the time-limit within which States and organizations having presented written statements may submit written comments on the written statements made by other States or organizations, in accordance with Article 66, paragraph 4, of the Statute.
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By an Order dated 3 February 2023, the Court extended to 10 March 2023 the time-limit for the filing of the Rejoinder of the Russian Federation in the case concerning Application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation).
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By an Order dated 2 February 2023, the Court fixed 2 May 2023 and 4 December 2023 as the respective time-limits for the filing of the Memorial of Belize and the Counter-Memorial of the Republic of Honduras in the case concerning Sovereignty over the Sapodilla Cayes (Belize v. Honduras).
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Public hearings on the Request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by the Republic of Azerbaijan in the case concerning Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Azerbaijan v. Armenia) took place on 31 January 2023. The Court will now begin its deliberation . - Image
Public hearings on the Request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by the Republic of Armenia in the case concerning Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Armenia v. Azerbaijan) took place on 30 January 2023. The Court will now begin its deliberation.
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On 19 January 2023, the Secretary-General of the United Nations transmitted to the Court, further to the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of resolution A/RES/77/247 on 30 December 2022, the request for an advisory opinion on “Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem”. - Image
On 12 January 2023, H.E. Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the International Court of Justice, delivered a speech at the United Nations Security Council’s signature event on “The Promotion and Strengthening of the Rule of Law in the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: the Rule of Law among Nations”. - Image
On 4 January 2023, the Republic of Azerbaijan filed a Request for the indication of provisional measures in the case concerning Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Azerbaijan v. Armenia). - Image
On 28 December 2022, the Republic of Armenia filed a Request for the indication of provisional measures in the case concerning Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Armenia v. Azerbaijan). - Image
On 15 December 2022, the Principality of Liechtenstein filed a declaration of intervention under Article 63 of the Statute of the Court in the case concerning Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation). - Image
By an Order dated 15 December 2022, the Court extended to 24 February 2023 the time-limit for the filing of the Rejoinder of the Russian Federation in the case concerning Application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation). - Image
By an Order dated 15 December 2022, the Court fixed 17 July 2023 and 9 February 2024 as the respective time-limits for the filing of the Memorial of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and the Counter-Memorial of the French Republic in the case concerning Request relating to the Return of Property Confiscated in Criminal Proceedings (Equatorial Guinea v. France). - Image
On 13 December 2022, the Republic of Cyprus filed a declaration of intervention under Article 63 of the Statute of the Court in the case concerning Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation). - Image
The public hearings in the case concerning Question of the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf between Nicaragua and Colombia beyond 200 Nautical Miles from the Nicaraguan Coast (Nicaragua v. Colombia), which opened on 5 December 2022, concluded on 9 December 2022. The Court will now begin its deliberation.
