Order of 15 November 2018

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
YEAR 2018
2018
15 November
General List
No. 176
15 November 2018
RELOCATION OF THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM
(PALESTINE v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
ORDER
Present: President YUSUF; Vice-President XUE; Judges TOMKA, ABRAHAM, BENNOUNA, CANÇADO TRINDADE, DONOGHUE, GAJA, SEBUTINDE, BHANDARI, ROBINSON, CRAWFORD, GEVORGIAN, SALAM, IWASAWA; Registrar COUVREUR.
The International Court of Justice,
Composed as above,
After deliberation,

Order of 15 November 2018

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
YEAR 2018
2018
15 November
General List
No. 162
15 November 2018
DISPUTE OVER THE STATUS AND USE OF THE WATERS OF THE SILALA
(CHILE v. BOLIVIA)
ORDER
Present: President YUSUF; Vice-President XUE; Judges TOMKA, ABRAHAM, BENNOUNA, CANÇADO TRINDADE, DONOGHUE, GAJA, SEBUTINDE, BHANDARI, ROBINSON, GEVORGIAN, SALAM, IWASAWA; Judges ad hoc DAUDET, SIMMA; Registrar COUVREUR.
The International Court of Justice,
Composed as above,
After deliberation,

Dispute over the Status and Use of the Waters of the Silala (Chile v. Bolivia) - The Court directs the submission of a Reply by Chile and a Rejoinder by Bolivia limited to the Respondent's counter-cla

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Dispute over the Status and Use of the Waters of the Silala (Chile v. Bolivia)

Speech of H.E. Mr. Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice before the Royal Academy of Belgium

SPEECH OF H.E. MR. ABDULQAWI AHMED YUSUF, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL
COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF BELGIUM
Brussels, 12 November 2018
The strengths and challenges for supranational justice: the growing role of
the International Court of Justice
Your Excellences,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I. INTRODUCTION
1. It is a great pleasure to address you today as part of the lecture series “Visions du Monde.

Speech of H.E. Judge Abdulqawi A. Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice at the Dialogue with Legal Practitioners”, organized by the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization

SPEECH OF H.E. JUDGE ABDULQAWI A. YUSUF, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT
OF JUSTICE AT THE “DIALOGUE WITH LEGAL PRACTITIONERS”, ORGANIZED BY
THE ASIAN-AFRICAN LEGAL CONSULTATIVE ORGANIZATION
Mr. Chairman/Ms Chairwoman,
Ladies and gentlemen,
1. It is an honour to address you at this Dialogue with Legal Practitioners organized by
AALCO, and particularly by its Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Professor Roy Lee. My
first participation in the activities of the AALCO goes back to 1974 when I attended a meeting of

Speech of H.E. Mr. Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice, before the Security Council

SPEECH OF H.E. MR. ABDULQAWI AHMED YUSUF, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL
COURT OF JUSTICE, BEFORE THE SECURITY COUNCIL
9 November 2018
Multilateralism and the International Court of Justice
Mr. President,
Mr. Secretary-General,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Mr. President,
1. Allow me at the outset to congratulate you and to congratulate the People’s Republic of
China for assuming the chairmanship of the Council during this month. I thank you also for taking
this initiative and for inviting me to participate in it.

Written Comments of the United States of America on the Written Replies of other participants to the question put by Judge Cançado Trindade at the end of the hearing held on 5 September 2018

lh(1ucsl h􀂎• lhc Unikd Najion." General Assembly for au !\.th•isory Opinion on the
••Legal consct111cnccs ofthe sep􀂏1rnlion of me Chagos A1·chipclaJ?,o from Maurilius in 19(,5 ..
Wrillcn comments of the Unitc<l States or America on States· Written Replies
nr Sc Jtcmbcr I l, 2018 to the c. ucstions oscc.l b Jug 1 c Can ·ado􀔽·1·rindadc
I. The l lnitcd S1,1tcs offers three observations on the Wrillen Replies of States to the questions
posed by Judge Canc;ado-Trin<ladc on September 5 (hcrcinaller. ''the replies").

Written Comments of the African Union to the question put by Judge Cançado Trindade at the end of the hearing held on 5 September 2018

WRITTEN REPL Y OF THE AFRICAN UNION TO
JUDGE CANCADO TRINDADE'S QUESTION
"As recal/ed in paragraph (a) of the U.N General Assembly's request for an
Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (General Assembly
resolution 71/292 of 22.06.2017), the General Assembly refers to obligations
enshrined into successive pertinent resolutions of its own, as from 1960, namely:
General Assemb/y reso/utions 1514(XV) of 14.12.1960, 2066(XX) of 16.12.1965,
2232(XXI) of 20.12.1966, and 2357(XXII) of 19.12.1967.

Written Comments of Mauritius on the Written Replies of the United Kingdom and the United States of America to the question put by Judge Cançado Trindade's at the end of the hearing held on 5 Septembe

WRITTEN COMMENTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS
ON THE RESPONSES OF THE UNITED KJNGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES TO
,JUDGE CANÇADO TRINDADE'S QUESTION
The United Kingdom and the United States have replied to Judge Cançado Trindade's
question by repeating their arguments that General Assembly resolutions 15 l 4(XV), 2066(XX),
2232(XXI), and 2357(XXII) did not reflect customary international law at the time the Chagos
Archipelago was detached from Mauritius, were not legally binding on the administering power and

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