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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
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LEGAL CONSEQUENCES ARISING FROM THE POLICIES
AND PRACTICES OF ISRAEL IN THE OCCUPIED
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, INCLUDING EAST
JERUSALEM
(REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION)
WRITTEN STATEMENT OF
THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA
25 JULY 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ISRAEL’S OCCUPATION IS ILLEGAL BECAUSE IT VIOLATES THE
RIGHT OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE TO SELF-DETERMINATION .......... 2
ISRAEL’S OCCUPATION IS ILLEGAL BECAUSE IT CONSTITUTES A

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES ARISING FROM THE POLICIES
AND PRACTICES OF ISRAEL IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY,
INCLUDING EAST JERUSALEM
REQUEST FOR AN ADVISORY OPINION
WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
25 July 2023
[Translation by the Registry]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
(Request for advisory opinion)
WRITTEN STATEMENT
BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
24 July 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction. 1
II. Jurisdiction of the Court. 4
III. Discretion. Fairness of proceedings. 6
IV. Scope of the questions put before the Court. Applicable law. 10
V. Role of the Court as a Principal Organ of the United Nations. 15

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
REQUEST BY THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL
ASSEMBLY FOR AN ADVISORY OPINION
“LEGAL CONSEQUENCES ARISING FROM THE POLICIES
AND PRACTICES OF ISRAEL IN THE OCCUPIED
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, INCLUDING EAST
JERUSALEM”
WRITTEN STATEMENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
JULY 25, 2023

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES ARISING FROM THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF
ISRAEL IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, INCLUDING EAST
JERUSALEM
(REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION)
WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
25 JULY 2023
Written Statement of the United Arab Emirates
I. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1
II. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TWO-STATE SOLUTION ................................................................ 4

ISRAELI PRACTICES AFFECTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE
PALESTINIAN PEOPLE IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY,
INCLUDING EAST JERUSALEM
(REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION)
WRITTEN STATEMENT OF
THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
25 July, 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I .................................................................................................................................................. 1
PRELIMINARY REMARKS .......................................................................................................... 1

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DECLARATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA TO THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE IN RELATION TO THE REQUEST FOR AN ADVISORY OPINION ON THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
_____________________________________________
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES ARISING FROM THE POLICIES AND
PRACTICES OF ISRAEL IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN
TERRITORY, INCLUDING EAST JERUSALEM
(REQUEST FOR AN ADVISORY OPINION)
WRITTEN STATEMENT OF
THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA
24 July 2023
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction………………………………….………1
2. Jurisdiction of the Court …………………….………2
3. The Question of Propriety….………………….…….4
4. The position of Colombia on the situation between the

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES ARISING FROM THE POLICIES
AND PRACTICES OF ISRAEL IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY,
INCLUDING EAST JERUSALEM
(REQUEST FOR AN ADVISORY OPINION)
WRITTEN COMMENTS OF THE
PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA
October 2023
[Translation by the Registry]
INTRODUCTION
1. In accordance with the Order of the Court of 3 February 2023, the People’s Democratic

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
(Request for an Advisory Opinion)
WRITTEN COMMENTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE
(SECOND ROUND OF WRITTEN STATEMENTS)
25 October 2023
WRITTEN COMMENTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE
(SECOND ROUND OF WRITTEN STATEMENTS)
A. Jurisdiction and the Absence of Compelling Reasons for the International Court of Justice to decline giving the Advisory Opinion ........................................ 2