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SPEECH BY HE JUDGE NAWAF SALAM, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE, BEFORE THE SIXTH COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
25 October 2024
Mr Chairman, Distinguished Delegates of the Sixth Committee,
It is a great honour for me to address this Committee for the first time as President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and to maintain the solid ties and the tradition of annual exchange between us. Let me first congratulate His Excellency Mr Rui Vinhas on his election as Chairman of the Sixth Committee for the seventy-ninth session of the General Assembly.

SPEECH BY HE JUDGE NAWAF SALAM, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
24 October 2024, 10 a.m.
Mr President,
Excellencies,
Distinguished Delegates,

ANNUAL DINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UN
KEYNOTE SPEECH
JUDGE NAWAF SALAM PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Cherishing multilateralism
New York, 16 October 2024
Your Excellencies,
It’s a real honor to be your guest tonight, and a great pleasure to be among so many friends and former colleagues.
Many thanks, dear Neville, for having made this possible.

 
SPEECH OF HE MR NAWAF SALAM, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE, 
AT THE SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION 
17 July 2024 
Mr Chair,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Colleagues and friends, 

It is a distinct honour for me to address the International Law Commission today, and to do so 
for the first time in my capacity as President of the International Court of Justice. Out the outset, may 
I take this opportunity to congratulate Mr Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez on his election as Chair of 

Dinner for the Heads of International Organizations in the Netherlands
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, Amsterdam Royal Palace
REPLY OF JUDGE DONOGHUE, PRESIDENT OF THE ICJ
Your Majesty,
Majesteit,
Namens de internationale organisaties in Nederland heb ik de eer Uwe Majesteit en Hare
Majesteit de Koningin te bedanken voor het organiseren van dit diner en voor uw
welkomstwoorden.
Votre Majesté, la Cour Internationale de Justice étant une institution bilingue, permettez-moi

SPEECH BY HE JUDGE JOAN E. DONOGHUE, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY 26 OCTOBER 2023
Mr President, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates,
It is an honour for me to address the General Assembly today, as it considers the annual report of the International Court of Justice. The Court greatly values the interest in its work shown by this August Assembly.

HE JUDGE JOAN E. DONOGHUE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE? SIXTH COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 25 OCTOBER 2023
INTRODUCTION
Mr Chair of the Sixth Committee, dear Ambassador Suriya,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a great honour for me to address the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly for the third and final time as President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). I welcome this annual occasion to celebrate and strengthen the bonds that unite our two institutions.

SPEECH OF JUDGE JOAN E. DONOGHUE, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE, AT THE SEVENTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION
18 July 2023
Madam Chair,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Colleagues and friends,

JAPANESE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNSC  SIGNATURE EVENT THE PROMOTION AND STRENGTHENING OF THE RULE OF LAW IN THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY: THE RULE OF LAW AMONG NATIONS
12 January 2023, 10.00 a.m. (EST)
Speech by H.E. Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the International Court of Justice
Mr. President,
Mr. Secretary-General,
Excellencies,

SPEECH OF H.E. JUDGE JOAN E. DONOGHUE, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE, TO THE SIXTH COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 28 OCTOBER 2022
A view of the International Court of Justice from within
Introduction
Mr. Chair of the Sixth Committee,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,