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ICJ/608
07/02/2003
Press Release
ICJ/608


JUDGE SHI JIUYONG (CHINA) ELECTED PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE;


JUDGE RAYMOND RANJEVA (MADAGASCAR) ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT


THE HAGUE, 6 February (ICJ) -- Today, Judge Shi Jiuyong (China) was elected

President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by his peers.  Judge Raymond Ranjeva (Madagascar) was elected Vice-President.  They will both serve a three-year term.

ICJ/605
17/12/2002
Press Release
ICJ/605


INTERNATIONAL COURT FINDS THAT SOVEREIGNTY OVER ISLANDS

OF LIGITAN AND SIPADAN BELONGS TO MALAYSIA


(Reissued as received.)


THE HAGUE, 17 December (ICJ) -- The International Court of Justice, principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has today given Judgment in the case concerning Sovereignty over Pulau Ligitan and Pulau Sipadan (Indonesia/Malaysia).

ICJ/600
04/06/2001
Press Release
ICJ/600


LIECHTENSTEIN INSTITUTES PROCEEDINGS AGAINST GERMANY


(Reissued as received.)


THE HAGUE, 1 June (ICJ) -- Today, Liechtenstein instituted proceedings against Germany concerning "decisions of Germany ... to treat certain property of Liechtenstein nationals as German assets ... seized for the purposes of reparation or restitution as a consequence of World War II ... without ensuring any compensation".