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

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

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