ICJ begins hearings in Argentina-Uruguay paper mill dispute
September 14, 2009
[JURIST] The International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official website] began hearings [press release, PDF] Monday in a treaty dispute [case materials] between Argentina and Uruguay. Argentina argues [Buenos Aires Herald report] that a pulp mill built on the Uruguay side of the Uruguay river, which div....... [more] 
ICJ rules Costa Rica has right to commercial navigation of San Juan River
July 13, 2009
[JURIST] The International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official website] ruled [judgment, PDF] Monday that Nicaragua has interfered with Costa Rica's right of free navigation on the San Juan river, which separates the two Central American nations. Costa Rica filed a complaint [case materials] in the ICJ....... [more]
UN rights expert calls for world court of human rights
June 4, 2009
[JURIST] The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism [official website] has laid out plans to establish a global tribunal to prosecute private companies accused of human rights abuses. In an interview [text] last week with the Commonwealth Secretariat [advocacy website], Dr. Mart....... [more]
ICJ denies Belgium request to force extraditon of Chad ex-president Habre
May 28, 2009
[JURIST] The International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official website] on Thursday denied [order, PDF] Belgium's request to compel Senegal to extradite former Chadian president Hissene Habre [BBC profile]. Belgium had accused Senegal of violating international law, including Article 7 of the Conventio....... [more]
Serbia submits arguments against Kosovo independence to ICJ
April 19, 2009
[JURIST] The government of Serbia [JURIST news archive] on Friday submitted [press release] its arguments against the legality of Kosovo's unilaterally declared independence [JURIST news archive] to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official website; JURIST news archive]. Serbian Minister of....... [more]
Belgium asks ICJ to force Senegal trial or extradition of Chad ex-president
April 6, 2009
[JURIST] Belgium urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official website] Monday to compel Senegal either to begin proceedings against former Chadian president Hissene Habre [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] for crimes against humanity or to extradite him to Belgium for trial under the cou....... [more]
Belgium seeks ICJ ruling on Senegal dispute over former Chad president
February 23, 2009
[JURIST] Belgium filed suit [press release] against Senegal in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official website] on Thursday, asserting that the ICJ must intervene because the nations are in disagreement over the prosecution of former Chadian President Hissene Habre [BBC profile; JURIST ne....... [more]
ICJ rules for Romania in underwater oil reserves dispute with Ukraine
February 3, 2009
[JURIST] The International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official website; JURIST news archive] resolved a long-standing dispute [ICJ materials] between Ukraine and Romania Tuesday by drawing a new maritime border [judgment, PDF] between the countries, giving Romania four-fifths of waters believed to sit....... [more]
ICJ rules for Romania in underwater oil reserves dispute with Ukraine
February 3, 2009
[JURIST] The International Court of Justice (ICJ) resolved a long-standing dispute between Ukraine and Romania Tuesday by drawing a new maritime border between the countries, giving Romania four-fifths of waters believed to sit atop a sizable crude oil....... [more]
ICJ rules US violated court order by executing Mexican national
January 19, 2009
[JURIST] The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Monday ruled that the United States violated the court's March 2004 order when the state of Texas executed José Ernesto Medellin Rojas in August last year. The ICJ held in Avena and Other Mexican....... [more]
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