Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Azerbaijan v. Armenia) The Court rejects the Request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by the Republic of Azerbaijan on 4 January 20

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE Peace Palace, Carnegieplein 2, 2517 KJ The Hague, Netherlands Tel.: +31 (0)70 302 2323 Fax: +31 (0)70 364 9928 Website Twitter YouTube LinkedIn Press Release Unofficial No. 2023/11 22 February 2023 Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Azerbaijan v. Armenia) The Court rejects the Request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by the Republic of Azerbaijan on 4 January 2023 THE HAGUE, 22 February 2023. The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has today delivered its Order on the Request for the indication of provisional measures made by the Republic of Azerbaijan in the case concerning Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Azerbaijan v. Armenia). In its Order, which has binding effect, the Court: Unanimously, Rejects the Request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by the Republic of Azerbaijan on 4 January 2023. * Judge Sebutinde appends a declaration to the Order of the Court; Judges Charlesworth and Brant append a joint declaration to the Order of the Court; Judge ad hoc Keith appends a declaration to the Order of the Court. ___________ - 2 - History of the proceedings The history of the proceedings can be found in press releases Nos. 2021/21, 2021/28, 2021/35, 2023/1, 2023/6 and 2023/9, available on the Court’s website. ___________ A summary of the Order appears in the document entitled “Summary 2023/2”, to which summaries of the declarations are annexed. This summary and the full text of the Order are available on the Court’s website under the heading “Cases”. ___________ Note: The Court’s press releases are prepared by its Registry for information purposes only and do not constitute official documents. ___________ The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It was established by the United Nations Charter in June 1945 and began its activities in April 1946. The Court is composed of 15 judges elected for a nine-year term by the General Assembly and the Security Council of the United Nations. The seat of the Court is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands). The Court has a twofold role: first, to settle, in accordance with international law, through judgments which have binding force and are without appeal for the parties concerned, legal disputes submitted to it by States; and, second, to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized United Nations organs and agencies of the system. ___________ Information Department: Ms Monique Legerman, First Secretary of the Court, Head of Department (+31 (0)70 302 2336) Ms Joanne Moore, Information Officer (+31 (0)70 302 2337) Mr. Avo Sevag Garabet, Associate Information Officer (+31 (0)70 302 2394) Ms Genoveva Madurga, Administrative Assistant (+31 (0)70 302 2396)