INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES ARISING FROM THE POLICIES AND
PRACTICES OF ISRAEL IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN
TERRITORY, INCLUDING EAST JERUSALEM
(Request for Advisory Opinion)
WRITTEN STATEMENT BY
THE COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA
25 July 2023
INTRODUCTION
1. The Co-Operative Republic of Guyana submits this written statement in accordance
with the Court’s Order dated 3 February 2023 in the advisory opinion proceedings
concerning Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
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LEGAL CONSEQUENCES ARISING FROM THE POLICIES
AND PRACTICES OF ISRAEL IN THE OCCUPIED
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, INCLUDING EAST
JERUSALEM
(REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION)
WRITTEN STATEMENT OF
THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA
25 JULY 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ISRAEL’S OCCUPATION IS ILLEGAL BECAUSE IT VIOLATES THE
RIGHT OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE TO SELF-DETERMINATION .......... 2
ISRAEL’S OCCUPATION IS ILLEGAL BECAUSE IT CONSTITUTES A

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES ARISING FROM THE POLICIES
AND PRACTICES OF ISRAEL IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY,
INCLUDING EAST JERUSALEM
REQUEST FOR AN ADVISORY OPINION
WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
25 July 2023
[Translation by the Registry]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
(Request for advisory opinion)
WRITTEN STATEMENT
BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
24 July 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction. 1
II. Jurisdiction of the Court. 4
III. Discretion. Fairness of proceedings. 6
IV. Scope of the questions put before the Court. Applicable law. 10
V. Role of the Court as a Principal Organ of the United Nations. 15