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Sixth Assembly of States Parties

Ban Ki-moon urges greater cooperation with International Criminal Court

3 December 2007
The long-term success of the International Criminal Court (ICC) depends on greater cooperation from the world’s countries, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling on States to maintain their funding and public advocacy for the tribunal.

States must arrest International Criminal Court suspects, official says at UN

21 November 2007
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has created a working body of law since its inception and the onus is now on States Parties to enforce the court’s decisions, especially its arrest warrants, and bring in war crimes suspects so they can face trial, Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said today.
Judge Rosalyn Higgins

President of UN court says it has cleared backlog of cases

2 November 2007
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has essentially cleared its backlog of cases, the Court’s President has told the General Assembly.

International Criminal Court needs more cooperation from States, official says

30 October 2007
A senior official from the International Criminal Court (ICC) briefing journalists at United Nations Headquarters in New York today called on countries to provide greater support for its work.

International Criminal Court opens field office in Central African Republic

18 October 2007
The International Criminal Court (ICC) today opened a new field office in the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), less than five months after its prosecutors agreed to open an investigation into whether war crimes have been committed there.

Secretary-General hails work of International Criminal Court

29 June 2007
The creation of the International Criminal Court is one of the “major achievements in international law during the past century,” providing the opportunity to hold to account the world’s worst war criminals, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement released today to mark a key anniversary in the ICC’s founding.
ICJ President Rosalyn Higgins

The top UN court is still short of vital law clerks 60 years after its founding

27 October 2006
Sixty years after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) was established, the United Nations’ top tribunal still suffers from a shortage of law clerks to assist its 15 sitting judges, who today handle a growing docket of fact-intensive cases, threatening its ability to provide timely judgments, according to its president.
Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel addresses Council

Justice must not be sacrificed to end conflicts, Security Council told

22 June 2006
Justice should never be sacrificed by granting amnesty in ending conflicts, the United Nations Legal Counsel told the Security Council today, stating that ending impunity for perpetrators of crimes against humanity is one of the principal evolutions in the culture of the world community and international law over the past 15 years.

Genocide case against Serbia and Montenegro to be heard by UN court

27 February 2006
Thirteen years after it was first filed, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s case against Serbia and Montenegro for violation of the 1948 Genocide Convention will at last be heard publicly by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations for disputes between States, starting today.

With growing caseload, World Court optimizes efficiency, its chief says

27 October 2005
Facing an increased caseload, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is working to optimize scarce resources, its President said today in an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.