Questions tagged [international-court-of-justice]
Questions about the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court. This court hears civil cases between different countries. For similar questions about criminal cases, see [international-criminal-court]. If your question is not about either of these courts, see [international-courts] for guidance.
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What's the point of bringing a torture case in Syria at the ICJ? Can't Syria unilaterally block that?
BBC reported on June 12, 2023:
The Netherlands and Canada have submitted a case against Syria to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over allegations of torture.
I thought that [binding] cases ...
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Can the NATO Command sue for the nullification of the treaty of accession of Hungary for non-compliance on the 2% contribution requirement?
Mr. Orban, Hungary's political leader, seems to be trying to use Hungary's membership in NATO by threatening to vote to not approve Sweden’s and Finland’s accession to the alliance unless it gets ...
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Can The International Court of justice take action regarding the murder of Mahsa Amini by the Khamenei regime?
On 16 September 2022, a 22-year-old Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini, (Euro News), died in Tehran, Iran, under suspicious circumstances, potentially due to police brutality.
Can The International Court ...
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Are there benefits, except moral support for the victim country, to approach the ICJ when the offender is a UNSC Permanent member?
I am having some trouble understanding the present relevance of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in matters of war between two countries when at least one of them is a permanent member of the ...
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Why did Uganda waive its counterclaim against the DRC?
Since 1999, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been pursuing a case in the International Court of Justice against Uganda for "acts of armed aggression committed ... in flagrant breach ...
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Why didn't Japan call for the ICJ to settle the dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands?
Why didn't Japan call for the ICJ to settle the dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands? I am asking this question, because Japan took its ongoing dispute with South Korea over the Dokdo islands to ...
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What was the US reaction to the 2004 ruling by the World Court that the Israeli border wall was illegal?
What was the US reaction to the 2004 ruling by the World Court that the Israeli border wall was illegal?
Did the US accept the ruling or reject it? I'm curious given the fact that the US judge in his ...
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What are the likely results from a World Court filing from Vietnam against the U.S.?
What are the likely results of a World Court filing from Vietnam against the U.S.?
Voice of America reports:
Vietnam’s latest demand, emboldened by the U.S. jury’s decision,
follows the 2005 loss of ...
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Why is an Indian spy case in the International Court of Justice?
Pakistan has captured an Indian spy, Kulbhushan Jadhav, and awarded him the death sentence; but India pursued this in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
How does the ICJ have jurisdiction over ...
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Does the US withdrawal from 1955 Treaty of Amity have any effect on the ICJ's vote about US sanctions on Iran?
As you may already know, today the International Court of Justice ordered the United States to lift new Iran sanctions. The news headline says:
The UN’s international court of justice has reprimanded ...
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Has the UN Terrorist Financing Convention had a material impact?
The UN Terrorist Financing Convention was agreed to in 1999 and has been ratified by 188 nations, yet very little information is available on the material impact it has had on preventing terror ...
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International Court of Justice and its jurisdiction
Can someone please explain the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). It appears that a particular country takes its orders on some issues and the same country says that ICJ has no ...
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Where can I find a list of the cases brought to the International Court of Justice?
I went to the ICJ website to look for cases that are being brought to it. But I found only pending and completed cases. Is there a place I can see a list of the cases that are brought to it (even if ...
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Why hasn't the UN invoked "Uniting for Peace" in Syria?
The "Uniting for Peace" doctrine, invoked in November 1950 via its resolution 377A(V), allows the UN General Assembly to recommend collective action when the Security Council, because of ...
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