International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice, or colloquially the World Court, is the only international court that adjudicates general disputes between nations, and gives advisory opinions on international legal issues. It is one of the six organs of the United Nations (UN), and is located in The Hague, Netherlands.
Some of the key events about International Court of Justice
- 1946Established as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations
- 1949Issued its first judgment in the Corfu Channel case
- 1962Resolved a territorial dispute between Cambodia and Thailand over the Temple of Preah Vihear
- 1966Ruled against Ethiopia and Liberia in their case challenging South Africa's apartheid policies in South West Africa (Namibia)
- 1969Settled a North Sea continental shelf dispute between Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands
- 1984Declined to rule on Nicaragua's complaint against the United States for supporting the Contras, citing lack of jurisdiction
- 1986Ruled against the United States for supporting military activities against Nicaragua
- 1996Issued an advisory opinion on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons
- 1996Issued an advisory opinion that the use of nuclear weapons could be lawful in extreme circumstances of self-defense
- 2002Resolved a land and maritime boundary dispute between Cameroon and Nigeria
- 2004Ruled that Israel's wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory was illegal
- 2004Ruled that the Israeli West Bank barrier was illegal but did not order its removal
- 2007Failed to prevent genocide in Bosnia despite issuing provisional measures in 1993
- 2010Advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence was criticized as ambiguous and unhelpful
- 2012Settled a maritime dispute between Nicaragua and Colombia in the Caribbean Sea
- 2012Ruled in favor of Germany in a case against Italy regarding Nazi war crimes, upholding state immunity
- 2015Dismissed Croatia's genocide case against Serbia related to the 1991-1995 war
- 2018Ordered the United States to lift sanctions on humanitarian goods for Iran
- 2019Failed to order provisional measures to prevent alleged genocide against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
- 2022Declined to order Russia to halt its military operations in Ukraine, only issuing limited provisional measures
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