ICJ

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.