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   On 11 January 2024, HE Ms Yōko Kamikawa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of
   Japan, paid a courtesy visit to the International Court of Justice at its
   seat, the Peace Palace in The Hague. Ms Kamikawa and her delegation were
   welcomed by the President of the Court, HE Judge Joan E. Donoghue, and the
   Registrar, HE Mr Philippe Gautier. During the visit, the Minister reaffirmed
   Japan’s steadfast support for international law and the Court’s work.
   
   
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   The public hearings on the request for the indication of provisional measures
   submitted by the Republic of South Africa in the case concerning Application
   of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
   in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel), which opened on 11 January 2024,
   concluded on 12 January 2024. The Court will now begin its deliberation.
   
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   On 29 December 2023, the Republic of South Africa instituted proceedings
   against the State of Israel before the Court concerning alleged violations by
   Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and
   Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza
   Strip and requested the ICJ to indicate provisional measures.
   
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   The International Court of Justice announces the publication of its New
   Publications catalogue, which presents the publications released between 1
   August 2022 and 31 July 2023.
   
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   The International Court of Justice announces the publication of its
   Catalogue which details all the titles published by the Court since its
   establishment in 1946.
   
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   The International Court of Justice has authorized the Pacific Islands Forum
   and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), at their request, to
   participate in the advisory proceedings on the Obligations of States in
   respect of Climate Change. 
   
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   By an Order dated 15 December 2023 in the advisory proceedings on the
   Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change, the President of the
   Court extended to 22 March 2024 and 24 June 2024, respectively, the
   time-limits for the submission of written statements and written comments.
   
    
   
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   On 14 December 2023, HE Mr Alberto van Klaveren Stork, Minister for Foreign
   Affairs of the Republic of Chile, paid a courtesy visit to the International
   Court of Justice at its seat, the Peace Palace in The Hague. Mr Alberto van
   Klaveren Stork was welcomed by the President of the Court, HE Judge Joan E.
   Donoghue, and the Registrar, HE Mr Philippe Gautier. During the visit, the
   Minister reaffirmed Chile’s longstanding support for the Court’s work and his
   country’s commitment to the judicial settlement of international disputes.
   
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   The International Court of Justice announces the publication of I.C.J.
   Bibliography No. 62. This work contains bibliographical references concerning
   the Court received by its Registry and published during the years 2020 to
   2022.  
   
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   On 6 December 2023, HE Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the International
   Court of Justice, delivered an address during a royal dinner hosted by His
   Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima at the Royal
   Palace in Amsterdam in honour of the Heads of international organizations
   based in the Netherlands.  
   
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   On 1 December 2023, the Republic of Guatemala, referring to Article 62 of the
   Statute of the Court, filed in the Registry of the Court an Application for
   permission to intervene in the case concerning Sovereignty over the Sapodilla
   Cayes (Belize v. Honduras).
   
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   Taking into account the agreement of the Parties, by an Order dated 5
   December 2023, the President of the Court extended to 12 January 2025 and to
   12 August 2027, respectively, the time-limits for the filing of the Memorial
   of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Counter-Memorial of the Italian
   Republic in the case concerning Questions of jurisdictional immunities of the
   State and measures of constraint against State-owned property (Germany v.
   Italy).
   
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   By an Order dated 1 December 2023, the International Court of Justice
   indicated provisional measures in the case concerning Arbitral Award of 3
   October 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela).
   
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   By an Order dated 16 November 2023, the International Court of Justice
   organized the proceedings concerning the Request for an Advisory Opinion on
   the Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87.
   
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   The International Court of Justice has authorized the Pacific Community, at
   its request, to participate in the advisory proceedings on the Obligations of
   States in respect of Climate Change.
   
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   By an Order dated 17 November 2023, the International Court of Justice
   indicated provisional measures in the case concerning Application of the
   International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
   Discrimination (Armenia v. Azerbaijan).
   
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   On 15 November 2023, Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, the French Republic, the
   Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the United
   Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (jointly) and the Republic of
   Maldives filed in the Registry of the Court declarations of intervention in
   the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and
   Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar) under Article 63
   of the Statute.
   
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   By an Order dated 16 November 2023, the International Court of Justice
   indicated provisional measures in the case concerning Application of the
   Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
   Punishment (Canada and the Netherlands v. Syrian Arab Republic).  
   
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   The public hearings on the request for the indication of provisional measures
   submitted by Guyana in the case concerning Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899
   (Guyana v. Venezuela), which opened on 14 November 2023, concluded on 15
   November 2023. The Court will now begin its deliberation.
   
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   In the advisory proceedings on the Legal Consequences arising from the
   Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
   including East Jerusalem, 15 written comments have been filed in the Registry
   of the International Court of Justice.
   
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   On 10 November 2023, the Governing Body of the International Labour
   Organization (ILO), at its 349th bis (special) session, adopted a resolution
   on the interpretation of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the
   Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) with respect to the right to
   strike, requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of
   Justice. The request for an advisory opinion was transmitted to the Court by
   the Director-General of the ILO by a letter dated 13 November 2023.
   
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   On 9 November 2023, the General Assembly and the Security Council of the
   United Nations elected five Members of the International Court of Justice for
   a term of office of nine years, beginning on 6 February 2024. Judge Hilary
   Charlesworth (Australia) was re-elected as Member of the Court. Mr
   Bogdan-Lucian Aurescu (Romania), Ms Sarah Hull Cleveland (United States of
   America), Mr Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo Verduzco (Mexico) and Mr Dire Tladi
   (South Africa) were elected as new Members of the Court.
   
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   On 3 November 2023, diplomatic representatives accredited to the Netherlands
   attended presentations on the work and activities of the International Court
   of Justice, by HE Mr Philippe Gautier, Registrar of the Court, and of the
   Permanent Court of Arbitration, by HE Mr Marcin Czepelak, Secretary-General
   of the PCA, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, seat of the Court.
   
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   On 30 October 2023, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana filed in the Registry
   of the Court a Request for the indication of provisional measures in the case
   concerning Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela), pursuant
   to Article 41 of the Statute of the Court.
   
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   On 26 October 2023, HE Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the International
   Court of Justice, addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations on the
   occasion of the presentation of the Court’s Annual Report for the 2022-2023
   judicial year.
   
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   On 25 October 2023, Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the International
   Court of Justice, delivered her annual speech to the Sixth (Legal) Committee
   of the United Nations General Assembly, followed by a Q&A session with State
   representatives. In her address, the President spoke about the future of the
   Court, touching on recent trends in its docket, the resources it will need to
   fulfil its mandate, and expressed her thoughts on possible amendments to the
   Statute of the Court. Before the debriefing, President Donoghue met with the
   Chair of the Committee, Mr Suriya Chindawongse.
   
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   On 25 October 2023, Mr Philippe Gautier, Registrar of the International Court
   of Justice, participated, together with Mr Marcin Czepelak, Secretary-General
   of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, and Professor Jean-Marc Thouvenin,
   Secretary-General of The Hague Academy of International Law, in an event
   organized by The Hague Academy on the theme of “Peaceful dispute settlement:
   the indispensable courts and courses of the Peace Palace” at UN Headquarters
   in New York.
   
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   The Court invites applications from eligible universities to nominate
   candidates for the 2024-2025 Judicial Fellowship Programme and Trust Fund
   Award. The deadline for the submission of applications is 5 February 2024.
   
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   The International Court of Justice has amended the Rules of Court, the
   Resolution concerning the Internal Judicial Practice of the Court and the
   Practice Directions to render their provisions gender inclusive. The
   amendments entered into force on 24 October 2023.
   
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   The Registry of the Court published a note for States and international
   organizations on the procedure followed by the Court in advisory proceedings.
   
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LATEST DECISIONS

ORDER OF 15 DECEMBER 2023



EXTENSION OF TIME-LIMITS: PRESENTATION OF THE WRITTEN STATEMENTS AND WRITTEN
COMMENTS ON THOSE STATEMENTS

OBLIGATIONS OF STATES IN RESPECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE 

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ORDER OF 5 DECEMBER 2023



EXTENSION OF TIME-LIMIT: MEMORIAL AND COUNTER-MEMORIAL

QUESTIONS OF JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITIES OF THE STATE AND MEASURES OF CONSTRAINT
AGAINST STATE-OWNED PROPERTY (GERMANY V. ITALY)

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ORDER OF 1 DECEMBER 2023




ARBITRAL AWARD OF 3 OCTOBER 1899 (GUYANA V. VENEZUELA)

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PENDING CASES

RIGHT TO STRIKE UNDER ILO CONVENTION NO. 87

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AERIAL INCIDENT OF 8 JANUARY 2020 (CANADA, SWEDEN, UKRAINE AND UNITED KINGDOM V.
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN)

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ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF STATE IMMUNITIES (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN V. CANADA)

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LATEST PRESS RELEASES

12 JANUARY 2024

APPLICATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF
GENOCIDE IN THE GAZA STRIP (SOUTH AFRICA V. ISRAEL) - REQUEST FOR THE INDICATION
OF PROVISIONAL MEASURES - CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD ON THURSDAY 11
AND FRIDAY 12 JANUARY 2024

PRESS RELEASE 2024/3

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10 JANUARY 2024

PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED BY SOUTH AFRICA AGAINST ISRAEL ON 29 DECEMBER 2023 -
REQUEST FOR THE INDICATION OF PROVISIONAL MEASURES - REVISED SCHEDULE FOR THE
PUBLIC HEARINGS

PRESS RELEASE 2024/2

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3 JANUARY 2024

PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED BY SOUTH AFRICA AGAINST THE STATE OF ISRAEL ON 29
DECEMBER 2023 - REQUEST FOR THE INDICATION OF PROVISIONAL MEASURES - PUBLIC
HEARINGS TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY 11 AND FRIDAY 12 JANUARY 2024

PRESS RELEASE 2024/1

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MULTIMEDIA

11 JANUARY 2024 - 12 JANUARY 2024

APPLICATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF
GENOCIDE IN THE GAZA STRIP (SOUTH AFRICA V. ISRAEL) - PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE
REQUEST FOR THE INDICATION OF PROVISIONAL MEASURES SUBMITTED BY SOUTH AFRICA

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14 DECEMBER 2023

VISIT OF HE MR ALBERTO VAN KLAVEREN STORK, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE
REPUBLIC OF CHILE, TO THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

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1 DECEMBER 2023

ARBITRAL AWARD OF 3 OCTOBER 1899 (GUYANA V. VENEZUELA) - READING OF THE ORDER OF
THE COURT

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STATEMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT

6 DECEMBER 2023

SPEECH BY HE JUDGE JOAN E. DONOGHUE, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF
JUSTICE, AT A DINNER FOR THE HEADS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
NETHERLANDS

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26 OCTOBER 2023

SPEECH BY HE JUDGE JOAN E. DONOGHUE, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF
JUSTICE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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25 OCTOBER 2023

SPEECH OF H.E. JUDGE JOAN E. DONOGHUE, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF
JUSTICE, TO THE SIXTH COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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LATEST PUBLICATIONS

THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE: 75 YEARS IN THE SERVICE OF PEACE AND JUSTICE

THIS PUBLICATION WAS PRODUCED TO MARK THE SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
INAUGURAL SITTING OF THE ICJ. IT WAS PRODUCED WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN MIND
AND USES CLEAR AND ACCESSIBLE LANGUAGE TO DESCRIBE THE COURT AND ITS ACTIVITIES.

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ICJ ANNUAIRE-YEARBOOK 2020-2021

SINCE 1947, THE REGISTRY HAS PRODUCED A YEARBOOK, AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION
PROVIDING GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE ORGANIZATION, JURISDICTION AND ACTIVITIES
OF THE COURT

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CATALOGUE AND NEW PUBLICATIONS 2022-2023

THE CATALOGUE DETAILS ALL THE TITLES PUBLISHED SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
COURT IN 1946. THE NEW PUBLICATIONS CATALOGUE PRESENTS THE PUBLICATIONS RELEASED
BETWEEN 1 AUGUST 2022 AND 31 JULY 2023.

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MULTILINGUAL RESOURCES

THE WEBSITE OF THE COURT IS FULLY AVAILABLE IN ITS TWO OFFICIAL LANGUAGES,
FRENCH AND ENGLISH. A SELECTION OF DOCUMENTS AND VIDEOS CAN BE ACCESSED IN THE
OTHER UNITED NATIONS OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

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العر بية

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中文

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ESPAÑOL

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РУССКИЙ

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CALENDAR

MONDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2024 TO MONDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2024

LEGAL CONSEQUENCES ARISING FROM THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF ISRAEL IN THE
OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, INCLUDING EAST JERUSALEM (REQUEST FOR ADVISORY
OPINION) - PUBLIC HEARINGS TO OPEN ON MONDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2024.

A REGISTRATION FORM TO ATTEND THE HEARINGS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN DUE COURSE.

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION

GUIDED TOURS OF THE PEACE PALACE

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INFORMATION SESSIONS ON THE COURT

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FREQUESTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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IN THE SERVICE OF PEACE AND JUSTICE

THIS SHORT VIDEO, PRODUCED TO MARK THE COURT’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY, PROVIDES A
GENERAL PRESENTATION OF THE ICJ.

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