Introductory Note (documents received from the Secretariat of the United Nations)

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MATERIALS COMPILED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 65, PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE
STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
(Request for an advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice pursuant to
General Assembly Resolution 77/247)
Introductory Note
31 May 2023
1. At the 26th meeting of the Fourth Committee on 11 November 2022, the representative of
Namibia, on behalf of Algeria, Brunei Darussalam, Cuba, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon,
Mauritania, Namibia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Tunisia, and the State of Palestine, introduced

Conclusion of the public hearings

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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2023/30
14 June 2023
Application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation) Conclusion of the public hearings

Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change (Request for Advisory Opinion) - The Court authorizes the International Union for Conservation of Nature to participate in the proceedings

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Unofficial
No. 2023/29
14 June 2023
Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change (Request for Advisory Opinion) The Court authorizes the International Union for Conservation of Nature to participate in the proceedings

Canada and the Kingdom of the Netherlands jointly institute proceedings against the Syrian Arab Republic and request the Court to indicate provisional measures

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No. 2023/28
12 June 2023
Canada and the Kingdom of the Netherlands jointly institute proceedings against the Syrian Arab Republic and request the Court to indicate provisional measures

Request for the indication of provisional measures

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
REQUEST FOR THE INDICATION OF PROVISIONAL MEASURES
FURTHER TO THE JOINT APPLICATION INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING A DISPUTE UNDER THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT
CANADA AND THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
v.
THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Filed with the Registry
8 June 2023
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REQUEST FOR THE INDICATION OF PROVISIONAL MEASURES

Joint Application instituting proceedings

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
JOINT APPLICATION INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING A DISPUTE UNDER THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT
CANADA AND THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
v.
THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Filed with the Registry
8 June 2023
JOINT APPLICATION INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS
To the Registrar of the International Court of Justice (the “Court”), the undersigned, being duly
authorized by the Government of Canada and the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
state as follows:

Summary of the Order of 5 June 2023

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Unofficial
Summary 2023/5
9 June 2023
Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation) Admissibility of the declarations of intervention
History of the proceedings (paras. 1-24)

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