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Boris Tadic, President of the Republic of Serbia

At UN, Serbian leader places faith in legal solution to Kosovo issue

25 September 2009
Instead of resorting to violence, Serbia is seeking a legal opinion on the legality of Kosovo’s declaration of independence last year, the country’s leader told the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate today.
The International Court of Justice

Belgium takes Senegal to UN court over prosecution of former Chadian president

20 February 2009
Belgium has instituted proceedings against Senegal, pressing for the prosecution of a former Chadian president accused of mass torture and other human rights abuses, in the United Nations court that adjudicates disputes between States.

UN court splits waters of Black Sea between Ukraine and Romania

3 February 2009
The United Nation’s top court has ruled that Ukrainian ownership of Serpent Island – a rocky outcrop in the Black Sea – does not entitle the country to exclusive rights to an undersea area, thought to be rich in hydrocarbons, it had disputed for decades with Romania.

UN Court rules against United States on execution of Mexican

19 January 2009
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, found today that the United States had breached its orders when Texas last year executed a Mexican national who had not been informed on arrest of his right to contact his consular representatives.