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ICJ finds that Kosovo’s Declaration of Independence not in Violation of International LawThe International Court of Justice has held that the declaration of independence by Kosovo is not in violation of international law.  Despite what is likely to be said in the media, this opinion is rather narrow. The Court has …

Kosovo Independence Declaration Is Legal, UN Court Rules THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Kosovo won a major victory on the world stage Thursday as the United Nations’ highest court said its 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia was legal.The nonbinding opinion by the International Court of Justice sets the stage for …

Press Release 2010/22NEW Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy) – Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy) – The Court finds Italy’s counter-claim inadmissible as such and fixes time-limits for the filing of additional written pleadings (100 Kb)Read more …[via International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands]

Press Release 2010/23NEW Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan) – Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan) – Fixing of time-limits for the filing of the initial pleadings (62 Kb)Read more …[via International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands]

Kosovo Advisory Opinion Preview The ICJ has now officially announced that it will deliver its advisory opinion in the Kosovo case on 22 July. This essay/post is intended to serve as a preview of the many issues raised in the case, of the main lines of argument by states before …

Order of 25 June 2010 NEW Aerial Herbicide Spraying (Ecuador v. Colombia) – Fixing of time-limits: Reply and Rejoinder (18 Kb)Read more … [via International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands]

Two Women Nominated to Replace Retiring US and Chinese Judges on the International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announed in recent weeks that Judges Shi Juiyong and Thomas Buergenthal will be retiring from the Court (see here and here). Judge Shi is a Chinese national and …

Press Release 2010/18 NEW Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) – Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) – The Republic of Honduras requests permission to intervene in the proceedings (72 Kb)Read more … [via International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands]

‘Is torture ever justified?’: The European Court of Human Rights decision in Gäfgen v Germany Natasha Simonsen is a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford. Previously, she worked as a consultant for UNICEF and has interned with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Pakistan. Earlier this month, the Grand Chamber …

This publication contains summaries of judgments, advisory opinions and orders of a substantive nature issued by the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2007. It is the continuation of three earlier volumes on the same subject (ST/LEG/SER.F/1 …

Application NEW Proceedings instituted by Australia against Japan – Application instituting proceedings (1 Mb)Read more … [via International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands]

The ICC and the Crime of Aggression: The Consent Problem and the Security Council Issue The first conference to the review the Statute of the International Criminal Court opens next week in Kampala Uganda. The major proposal to be considered at the conference will be proposals to amend the Statute so as …