judgment

18 DECEMBER 2020
JUDGMENT
ARBITRAL AWARD OF 3 OCTOBER 1899 (GUYANA v. VENEZUELA)
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SENTENCE ARBITRALE DU 3 OCTOBRE 1899 (GUYANA c. VENEZUELA)
18 DÉCEMBRE 2020
ARRÊT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paragraphs
CHRONOLOGY OF THE PROCEDURE 1-22
I. INTRODUCTION 23-28
II. HISTORICAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND 29-60
A. The Washington Treaty and the 1899 Award 31-34
B. Venezuela’s repudiation of the 1899 Award and the search for a settlement of the dispute 35-39
C. The signing of the 1966 Geneva Agreement 40-44

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

YEAR 2020

2020

11 December

General List

No. 163
11 December 2020

IMMUNITIES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

(EQUATORIAL GUINEA v. FRANCE)

14 JULY 2020
JUDGMENT
APPEAL RELATING TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE ICAO COUNCIL UNDER ARTICLE II, SECTION 2, OF THE 1944 INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES TRANSIT AGREEMENT (BAHRAIN, EGYPT AND UNITED ARAB EMIRATES v. QATAR)
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APPEL CONCERNANT LA COMPÉTENCE DU CONSEIL DE L’OACI EN VERTU DE L’ARTICLE II, SECTION 2, DE L’ACCORD DE 1944 RELATIF AU TRANSIT DES SERVICES AÉRIENS INTERNATIONAUX (BAHREÏN, ÉGYPTE ET ÉMIRATS ARABES UNIS c. QATAR)
14 JUILLET 2020
ARRÊT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paragraphs
CHRONOLOGY OF THE PROCEDURE 1-20

14 JULY 2020
JUDGMENT
APPEAL RELATING TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE ICAO COUNCIL UNDER ARTICLE 84 OF THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION (BAHRAIN, EGYPT, SAUDI ARABIA AND UNITED ARAB EMIRATES v. QATAR)
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APPEL CONCERNANT LA COMPÉTENCE DU CONSEIL DE L’OACI EN VERTU DE L’ARTICLE 84 DE LA CONVENTION RELATIVE À L’AVIATION CIVILE INTERNATIONALE (ARABIE SAOUDITE, BAHREÏN, ÉGYPTE ET ÉMIRATS ARABES UNIS c. QATAR)
14 JUILLET 2020
ARRÊT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paragraphs
CHRONOLOGY OF THE PROCEDURE 1-20

8 NOVEMBRE 2019
ARRÊT
APPLICATION DE LA CONVENTION INTERNATIONALE POUR LA RÉPRESSION DU FINANCEMENT DU TERRORISME ET DE LA CONVENTION INTERNATIONALE SUR L’ÉLIMINATION DE TOUTES LES FORMES DE DISCRIMINATION RACIALE (UKRAINE c. FÉDÉRATION DE RUSSIE)
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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)
8 NOVEMBER 2019
JUDGMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paragraphs

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
YEAR 2019
2019
17 July
General List
No. 168
17 July 2019
JADHAV CASE
(INDIA v. PAKISTAN)
Factual background — Arrest and detention by Pakistan of an individual named Mr. Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav — Mr. Jadhav accused of involvement in espionage and terrorism activities — Criminal proceedings instituted — Mr. Jadhav sentenced to death by military court in Pakistan.
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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
YEAR 2019
2019
13 February
General List
No. 164
13 February 2019
CERTAIN IRANIAN ASSETS
(ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS
Factual background.
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Jurisdiction — Article XXI (2) of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights (hereinafter the “Treaty”).

1 OCTOBER 2018
JUDGMENT
OBLIGATION TO NEGOTIATE ACCESS TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN (BOLIVIA v. CHILE)
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OBLIGATION DE NÉGOCIER UN ACCÈS À L’OCÉAN PACIFIQUE (BOLIVIE c. CHILI)
1er OCTOBRE 2018
ARRÊT
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
YEAR 2018
2018
1 October
General List
No. 153
1 October 2018
OBLIGATION TO NEGOTIATE ACCESS
TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
(BOLIVIA v. CHILE)
Historical and factual background.

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
YEAR 2018
2018
6 June
General List
No. 163
6 June 2018
IMMUNITIES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
(EQUATORIAL GUINEA v. FRANCE)
PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS
Factual background.
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Bases of jurisdiction invoked — Article 35 of the Palermo Convention — Article I of the
Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention.
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Subject-matter of the dispute.
Aspect of dispute for which Equatorial Guinea invokes Palermo Convention —

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
YEAR 2018
2018
2 February
General List
Nos. 157 and 165
2 February 2018
MARITIME DELIMITATION IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA
AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN
(COSTA RICA v. NICARAGUA)
and
LAND BOUNDARY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF
ISLA PORTILLOS
(COSTA RICA v. NICARAGUA)
Jurisdiction of the Court.
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General background.
Geography — Land boundary between Parties spanning Central American isthmus —