INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

Speech by H.E. Mr. Abdulqawi A. Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice, at the 71st Session of the International Law Commission

SPEECH BY H.E. MR. ABDULQAWI AHMED YUSUF, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE, AT THE 71ST SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION
11 July 2019
Mr. Chairman,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Colleagues and friends,
I am delighted to be able to address the International Law Commission on the occasion of its seventy-first session. I take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the International Court of Justice, and to congratulate the newly elected Officers of the Commission.

Jadhav case (India v. Pakistan) - The Court finds that the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, in the matter of the detention and trial of an Indian national, Mr. Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav, has acted in brea

Summary of the Judgment of 17 July 2019

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17 July 2019
Jadhav case (India v. Pakistan) Summary of the Judgment of 17 July 2019
Procedural background (paras. 1-19)

Judgment of 17 July 2019

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
YEAR 2019
2019
17 July
General List
No. 168
17 July 2019
JADHAV CASE
(INDIA v. PAKISTAN)
Factual background — Arrest and detention by Pakistan of an individual named Mr. Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav — Mr. Jadhav accused of involvement in espionage and terrorism activities — Criminal proceedings instituted — Mr. Jadhav sentenced to death by military court in Pakistan.
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Keynote address by H.E. Mr. Abdulqawi A. Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the International Law Commission

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY H.E. MR. ABDULQAWI A. YUSUF, PRESIDENT
OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
I am honoured to have been invited here to deliver the keynote address, and I am particularly
happy that my first speech before you as President of the International Court of Justice should be
on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the International Law Commission.
As a judge of the International Court, but also first and foremost as an international lawyer,

Jadhav case (India v. Pakistan) - The Court to deliver its Judgment on Wednesday 17 July 2019 at 3 p.m.

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Communiqué de presse
Non officiel
No 2019/30
Le 4 juillet 2019
Affaire Jadhav (Inde c. Pakistan) La Cour rendra son arrêt le mercredi 17 juillet 2019 à 15 heures

Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean (Somalia v. Kenya) - The Court to hold public hearings from Monday 9 to Friday 13 September 2019

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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2019/29
25 June 2019
Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean (Somalia v. Kenya) The Court to hold public hearings from Monday 9 to Friday 13 September 2019

Order of 18 June 2019

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
YEAR 2019
2019
18 June General List
No. 177
18 June 2019
GUATEMALA’S TERRITORIAL, INSULAR AND MARITIME CLAIM
(GUATEMALA/BELIZE)
ORDER
Present: President YUSUF; Vice-President XUE; Judges TOMKA, ABRAHAM, CANÇADO TRINDADE, DONOGHUE, GAJA, SEBUTINDE, BHANDARI, ROBINSON, GEVORGIAN, SALAM, IWASAWA; Registrar COUVREUR.
The International Court of Justice,
Composed as above,
After deliberation,

Guatemala's Territorial, Insular and Maritime Claim (Guatemala/Belize) - Fixing of time-limits for the filing of the initial pleadings

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
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No. 2019/28
21 June 2019
Guatemala’s Territorial, Insular and Maritime Claim (Guatemala/Belize) Fixing of time-limits for the filing of the initial pleadings

Order of 18 June 2019

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE YEAR 2019 2019 18 June General List No. 162 18 June 2019 DISPUTE OVER THE STATUS AND USE OF THE WATERS OF THE SILALA (CHILE v. BOLIVIA) ORDER Present: President YUSUF; Vice-President XUE; Judges TOMKA, ABRAHAM, CANÇADO TRINDADE, DONOGHUE, GAJA, SEBUTINDE, BHANDARI, ROBINSON, GEVORGIAN, SALAM, IWASAWA; Registrar COUVREUR.

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