International Court of Justice

An outside view of the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands), which has been the seat of the International Court of Justice since 1946.
UN Photo/ICJ-CIJ

UN ‘World Court’ marks 75 years of work to ensure peaceful settlement of disputes

19 April 2021
Law and Crime Prevention

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is marking its 75th anniversary this week and its current President has said that she is confident the institution and its highly-regarded rules and procedures “will continue to provide fertile ground for the peaceful settlement of inter-State disputes”.

An outside view of the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands), which has been the seat of the International Court of Justice since 1946.
UN Photo/ICJ-CIJ

World court continues adjudicating throughout COVID health crisis

30 October 2020
Law and Crime Prevention

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the United Nations world court said on Friday that its judiciary work in The Hague, Netherlands, continued unabated.

Judges at the International Court of Justice in The Hague consider the case against Myanmar.
ICJ-CIJ/Wendy van Bree

Top UN court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from genocide

23 January 2020
Human Rights

Myanmar must take steps to protect its minority Rohingya population, the top UN court unanimously ruled on Thursday. 

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its judgment on the preliminary objections raised by the Russian Federation in the case concerning two international treaties on terrorism financing and racial discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation).
ICJ/Bastiaan van Musscher

Top UN court will consider Ukraine allegations against Russia of treaty violations

8 November 2019
Peace and Security

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has agreed to hear claims by Ukraine related to the conflict in the east of the country, where Government forces have been fighting mostly pro-Russian separatists, for more than five years.

Philippe Gautier, Registrar of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
UN News/Conor Lennon

‘In international law you need two to tango’: senior official explains workings of UN world court

30 October 2019
Interviews

The International Court of Justice is an integral part of the United Nations.

Conor Lennon from UN News caught up with Philippe Gautier, the newly appointed Registrar of the ICJ, and started by asking him to explain the role the ICJ plays on the world stage.

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A view of the Peace Palace, seat of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, 2005.
ICJ/Jeroen Bouman

International Court of Justice orders Pakistan to review death penalty for Indian accused of spying

17 July 2019
Law and Crime Prevention

In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Pakistan to review a death sentence handed down in the case of a former Indian Navy officer accused by Pakistan of spying, finding that the country’s authorities acted in breach of the Vienna Convention, which lays out rules for diplomatic relations between countries.

The first WFP helicopter to arrive in Beira, Mozambique, rescued people from Bozi bringing them to Beira airport on Tuesday.
WFP/Deborah Nguyen

News in Brief 20 March 2019

20 March 2019
News in Brief
  • UN ramps up humanitarian response to Cyclone Idai
  • UN court increases Karadžić sentence to life imprisonment
  • South-South cooperation key to fight against global warming: UN chief
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its judgment on the preliminary objections raised by the United States of America in the case concerning Certain Iranian Assets at the Peace Palace in The Hague.
UN Photo/ICJ-CIJ/Frank van Beek

Top UN court rules it has jurisdiction to hear Iranian claim against US over frozen assets

13 February 2019
Law and Crime Prevention

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday that is has the jurisdiction to hear part of a case brought by Iran against the United States, aimed at unfreezing close to $2 billion in Iranian assets being held there.

Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), at United Nations Headquarters in New York. 24 October 2018.
UN News/Nabil Midani

International Court of Justice, key to ‘high degree’ of stability, peace and prosperity over 70 years

25 October 2018
Interviews

A chief reason for the high level of “peace, stability and prosperity” enjoyed by many countries across the world is the ongoing work of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).  That’s the view of Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, of Somalia, President of the ICJ.  Judge Yusuf briefed the Security Council on Wednesday on the work of the Court over the past year, he spoke with Mustafa Al Gamal of our UN News Arabic service.

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Prof. Yuji Iwasawa (center) is one of the five new members of the International Court of Justice, elected by the General Assembly on 22 June 2018.
UN Photo/Loey Felipe

Japanese law professor elected new judge at the International Court of Justice

22 June 2018
Law and Crime Prevention

An international law professor from Japan has been elected to serve with the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, following the resignation of a sitting judge, earlier this month.