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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2024/53
18 June 2024
Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87 (Request for Advisory Opinion) Filing of written statements
THE HAGUE, 18 June 2024. In the advisory proceedings concerning the Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87, 31 written statements have been filed in the Registry of the International Court of Justice.
Within the time-limit for the presentation of written statements, fixed by the Court’s Order of 16 November 2023, statements were filed in the Registry by (in order of receipt): the International Cooperative Alliance, the International Labour Organization, France, Vanuatu, the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, Spain, Italy, the International Trade Union Confederation, the World Federation of Trade Unions, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Colombia, Bangladesh, Germany, Poland, Business Africa, the International Organisation of Employers, South Africa, Canada, Switzerland, Norway, Tunisia, the United States of America, Australia, Japan, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Mexico, Somalia, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Belize.
In addition, the President of the Court decided, on an exceptional basis, to authorize the late filing of the written statement of Brazil.
Pursuant to Article 106 of the Rules of Court, the Court may decide to make the written statements accessible to the public on or after the opening of the oral proceedings in the case (on the case page on the website of the Court).
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Procedure of the Court and history of the proceedings
The Registry has published an explanatory note on the Court’s website concerning the procedure followed by the ICJ with regard to requests for advisory opinions.
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Earlier press releases relating to this case are also available on the Court’s website.
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Note: The Court’s press releases are prepared by its Registry for information purposes only and do not constitute official documents.
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Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87 -(Request for Advisory Opinion) - Filing of written statements