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Can an individual go to ICJ?
Only States are eligible to appear before the Court in contentious cases. The Court has no jurisdiction to deal with applications from individuals, non-governmental organizations, corporations or any other private entity.
How do I approach the ICJ?
Contact the Court
- Information Department. [email protected].
- Library of the Court. [email protected].
- Procurement. [email protected].
- Employment and internship possibilities. [email protected].
What can ICJ do?
The Court’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies.
How do you cite the ICJ rule of court?
When citing a judgment, advisory opinion or order of the ICJ, cite to the official reporter, the Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders; abbreviate as: ICJ Rep.
Can international organizations participate in ICJ advisory proceedings?
Any State not consulted by the Court may ask to be. It is rare, however, for the ICJ to allow international organizations other than the one that requested the opinion to participate in advisory proceedings.
Where is the seat of the International Court of Justice?
La Cour internationale de Justice, qui a son siège à La Haye, est l’organe judiciaire principal des Nations Unies. The International Court of Justice, which has its seat in The Hague, is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
How does the International Court of Human Rights work?
How the Court Works The Court may entertain two types of cases: legal disputes between States submitted to it by them (contentious cases) and requests for advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by United Nations organs and specialized agencies (advisory proceedings).
Can a state bring another state before the International Court?
In principle, any State in this group is entitled to bring one or more other States in the group before the Court. Declarations may contain reservations limiting their duration or excluding certain categories of dispute. They are deposited by States with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.