Meeting concurrently with the Security Council, the General Assembly today elected five judges — including four incumbents — out of a pool of eight candidates to the International Court of Justice in The Hague to serve nine-year terms beginning 6 February 2021.
The Security Council, meeting independently from but concurrently with the General Assembly today, elected five judges to the International Court of Justice for nine-year terms beginning on 6 February 2021.
The Security Council, meeting independently from but concurrently with the General Assembly in an initial round of voting today, was not yet able to fill five open seats on the International Court of Justice.
Meeting concurrently with the Security Council, the General Assembly today was unable to elect five judges from an initial pool of eight candidates to the International Court of Justice for terms of nine years beginning 6 February 2021.
The General Assembly concluded its debate on the report of the International Court of Justice today, with speakers describing the growing docket of the principal United Nations judicial organ as a sign of rising confidence among Member States in the authority and legitimacy of its judgements and advisory opinions.
Amid waning trust in multilateral institutions, the International Court of Justice remains a vital force for guarding and enhancing the rule of law at the international level, the General Assembly heard today, as speakers called on all States to accept the Court’s compulsory jurisdiction and ensure it is adequately funded.
| Press Release ICJ/610 |
QUESTIONS OF INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF 1971 MONTREAL CONVENTION
ARISING FROM AERIAL INCIDENT AT LOCKERBIE
Cases of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya v. United Kingdom, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya v.
United States of America Removed from Court’s List at Joint Request of Parties
(Reissued as received.)
| Press Release ICJ/611 |
WORLD COURT AUTHORIZES ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE TO PARTICIPATE
IN PROCEEDINGS ON CONSTRUCTION OF WALL IN PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
| Press Release ICJ/612 |
PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
ON ISRAELI WALL CONCLUDES AT THE HAGUE
(Reissued as received.)
THE HAGUE, 25 February (ICJ) -- The public hearings in the case concerning the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the OccupiedPalestinianTerritory (request for advisory opinion) concluded today.
| Press Release ICJ/613 |
IN CASE OF MEXICAN NATIONALS SENTENCED TO DEATH, INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE FINDS
UNITED STATES HAS BREACHED OBLIGATIONS UNDER VIENNA CONSULAR RELATIONS CONVENTION
(Reissued as received.)