On 31 October 2025, the President of the Court, HE Judge Iwasawa Yuji, addressed the Sixth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on the topic of the domestic application of international law and, in particular, the role of domestic institutions in the application and enforcement of decisions of the Court. 

On 29 October 2025, Comoros filed a declaration of intervention under Article 63 of the Statute of the Court in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel).

In an interview with UN News, HE Judge Iwasawa Yuji, President of the Court, talks about the activities of the Court, its heavy caseload and certain recent cases. 

On 30 October 2025, the President of the Court, HE Judge Iwasawa Yuji, presented the Annual Report of the Court for the judicial year 2024-2025 to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. 

By an Order dated 22 October 2025, the President of the Court fixed 23 February 2026 as the time-limit within which Nicaragua may present a written statement of its observations and submissions on the preliminary objections raised by Germany in the case concerning Alleged Breaches of Certain International Obligations in respect of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Nicaragua v. Germany). The proceedings on the merits have been suspended.

By an Order dated 20 October 2025, the President of the Court extended to 12 March 2026 the time-limit for the filing of the Counter-Memorial of Israel in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel). 

On 22 October 2025, the Court delivered its Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

On 22 October 2025, the Court will deliver its Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory. A public sitting will take place at 3 p.m., during which Judge Iwasawa Yuji, President of the Court, will read out the Advisory Opinion.

The public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87, which opened on 6 October 2025, concluded on 8 October 2025. The Court will now begin its deliberation. Its Opinion will be delivered at a public sitting, the date of which will be announced in due course. 

The schedule for the public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87 has been revised.

The Court will hold public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87 from Monday 6 to Wednesday 8 October 2025.

On 29 September 2025, a delegation from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) paid a visit to the Court. Led by the President of ITLOS, Judge Heidar, the delegation was composed of its Vice-President, Judge Chadha, Judges Jesus, Kolodkin, Brown, and the Registrar, Ms Hinrichs Oyarce. They were welcomed by the President of the Court, Judge Iwasawa and the Registrar, Mr Gautier, and met with Judges Xue, Nolte, Charlesworth, Brant, Gómez Robledo, Cleveland, Hmoud and the Deputy-Registrar, Mr Fomété. The visit provided the judges of the Court and the Tribunal with the opportunity to exchange views on areas of common interest, including legal and  procedural issues relating to law of the sea cases and judicial working methods.

By an Order dated 19 September 2025, the Court directed that the Kohler and Paris case (France v. Islamic Republic of Iran) be removed from its List.

On 2 September 2025, the International Court of Justice welcomed the 2025-2026 cohort of Judicial Fellows. The Fellows work under the supervision of a Member of the Court and alongside the law clerk of the judge on a full-time basis for approximately ten months, from September to June of the following year.

On 18 September 2025, Russia filed an Application against Australia and the Netherlands before the Court constituting an appeal against a decision by the ICAO Council.

On 17 September 2025, Brazil filed a declaration of intervention under Article 63 of the Statute of the Court in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel).

On 16 September 2025, Mali filed an application against Algeria before the Court with regard to a dispute concerning the alleged “destruction by Algerian Defence Forces of a reconnaissance drone of Mali’s Armed and Security Forces during a surveillance mission over Malian territory” in the night of 31 March to 1 April 2025.

On 12 September 2025, the Court delivered its Order on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Equatorial Guinea in the case concerning the Request relating to the Return of Property Confiscated in Criminal Proceedings (Equatorial Guinea v. France).

It is with great sadness that the International Court of Justice announces the passing of HE Mr Shigeru Oda on 4 September 2025 in Japan. Judge Oda was a Member of the Court from 1976 to 2003, and Vice-President from 1991 to 1994.

The Court will deliver its Order on the request for the indication of provisional measures filed by Equatorial Guinea in the case concerning Request relating to the Return of Property Confiscated in Criminal Proceedings (Equatorial Guinea v. France) on Friday 12 September 2025 at 3 p.m.

On 23 July 2025, the Court delivered its Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.

The Court announces the publication of the 2023 edition of its Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders, which includes all decisions rendered by the Court in 2023. 

The Court announces the publication of its latest Yearbook, which covers the period from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023.