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President of the International Court of Justice Hisashi Owada (right), reads out the Court's Judgment in the case between Germany and Italy.
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UN court rules against Italy in case over Nazi compensation claims

3 February 2012
The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled today that Italy has violated its obligation to respect Germany’s immunity under international law by allowing civil claims seeking reparations for Nazi war crimes to be brought against it in Italian courts.
General view of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in session.
UN Photo/Andrea Brizzi

Security Council to hold election in April to fill UN World Court vacancy

19 January 2012
The Security Council today set 27 April as the date for an election to fill the vacancy on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, resulting from a recent resignation.
San Juan de Nicaragua River

Nicaragua files suit against Costa Rica at UN World Court over border violations

23 December 2011
Nicaragua has filed suit against Costa Rica at the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ), citing violations to national sovereignty and major environmental damages to its territory due to the construction of a new road along the banks of the San Juan River.
The International Court of Justice

Ugandan judge elected to serve on UN World Court

13 December 2011
The General Assembly and the Security Council today elected a Ugandan jurist to fill the final vacancy on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
The International Court of Justice.
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Greece breached accord with former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – UN court

5 December 2011
Greece breached a United Nations-facilitated accord with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia when it blocked its neighbour’s attempt to become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled today.
The International Court of Justice.
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UN Member States elect judges to serve on International Court of Justice

10 November 2011
The General Assembly and the Security Council today elected four judges to serve on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
Judge Hisashi Owada, President of the International Court of Justice

International law increasingly vital, says head of UN World Court

26 October 2011
It is vital that international law underpin developments on the global stage, especially in an ever increasingly globalized and interconnected world, the head of the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) said today.
Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates calls on Iran to take dispute over islands to UN court

26 September 2011
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) today called on Iran to either enter into serious, direct talks over three islands which it says are an integral part of UAE territory or refer the issue to the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Voting in the General Assembly to elect a member of the International Court of Justice

UN picks new judge for World Court, extends terms of judges for war crimes tribunals

29 June 2010
The Security Council and the General Assembly today elected Xue Hanqin to fill a vacancy in the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ), while the Council separately extended the terms of judges of the UN war crimes tribunals for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and the 1990s conflicts in the former Yugoslavia.

Australia launches action against Japan before UN court over whaling dispute

1 June 2010
Australia has filed suit at the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Japan for allegedly breaching international law regarding whaling, saying its activities cannot be justified on scientific grounds.