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Small States, Legal Argument, and International Disputes

Small States, Legal Argument,
and International Disputes

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), principal judicial organ of the UN, holds public hearings in the advisory proceedings in respect of the Legal consequences of the separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965 from 3 to 6 September 2018 at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court. Session held under the presidency of Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, President of the Court. The CourtÕs role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States (its Judgments are final and binding) and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized UN organs and agencies. Its official languages are English and French. For more information: www.icj-cij.org

La Cour internationale de Justice (CIJ), organe judiciaire principal des Nations Unies, tient des audiences publiques dans la procdure consultative relative aux Effets juridiques de la sparation de lÕarchipel des Chagos de Maurice en 1965 du 3 au 6 septembre 2018, au Palais de la Paix, La Haye, o la Cour a son sige. Sance publique tenue sous la prsidence de M. Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, prsident de la Cour. La mission de la Cour est de rgler, conformment au droit international, les diffrends dÕordre juridique qui lui sont soumis par les Etats (ses arrts sont sans appel et obligatoires pour les Parties) et de donner des avis consultatifs sur les questions juridiques que lui posent les organes et les institutions de lÕONU autoriss le faire. Pour en savoir plus: www.icj-cij.org

INTRODUCTORY BLOG

Published on 7 July 2023

Small States, Legal Argument, and International Disputes

by Douglas Guilfoyle

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), principal judicial organ of the UN, holds public hearings in the advisory proceedings in respect of the Legal consequences of the separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965 from 3 to 6 September 2018 at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court. Session held under the presidency of Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, President of the Court. The CourtÕs role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States (its Judgments are final and binding) and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized UN organs and agencies. Its official languages are English and French. For more information: www.icj-cij.org

La Cour internationale de Justice (CIJ), organe judiciaire principal des Nations Unies, tient des audiences publiques dans la procdure consultative relative aux Effets juridiques de la sparation de lÕarchipel des Chagos de Maurice en 1965 du 3 au 6 septembre 2018, au Palais de la Paix, La Haye, o la Cour a son sige. Sance publique tenue sous la prsidence de M. Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, prsident de la Cour. La mission de la Cour est de rgler, conformment au droit international, les diffrends dÕordre juridique qui lui sont soumis par les Etats (ses arrts sont sans appel et obligatoires pour les Parties) et de donner des avis consultatifs sur les questions juridiques que lui posent les organes et les institutions de lÕONU autoriss le faire. Pour en savoir plus: www.icj-cij.org

The Agent of Ukraine, HE Mr Anton Korynevych, Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
L’agent de l’Ukraine, S. Exc. M. Anton Korynevych, ambassadeur itinérant, ministère des affaires étrangères de l’Ukraine.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), principal judicial organ of the UN, holds hearings in the case concerning the 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) from 6 to 14 June 2023, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court. Session held under the presidency of Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the Court. The Court’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States (its Judgments are final and binding) and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized UN organs and agencies. Its official languages are English and French. For more information: www.icj-cij.org

La Cour internationale de Justice (CIJ), organe judiciaire principal des Nations Unies, tient des audiences publiques en l’affaire de l’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) du 6 au 14 juin 2023, au Palais de la Paix, à La Haye, où la Cour a son siège. Séance tenue sous la présidence de Mme Joan E. Donoghue, présidente de la Cour. La mission de la Cour est de régler, conformément au droit international, les différends d’ordre juridique qui lui sont soumis par les États (ses décisions sont définitives et contraignantes) et de donner des avis consultatifs sur les questions juridiques que lui posent les organes et les institutions de l’ONU autorisés à le faire. Ses deux langues officielles sont

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Published on 7 July 2023

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by Douglas Guilfoyle

Published on 10 July 2023

Great Hall, Small States

by Juliette McIntyre

Published on 12 July 2023

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by Bill Campbell

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken participates in the US Pacific Islands Forum Meeting at the APEC House in Papau New Guinea on May 22, 2023

(Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy)

Published on 14 July 2023

Litigating Imperialism? Lessons from the South West Africa saga

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by Shirley V. Scott

Published on 19 July 2023

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Published on 24 July 2023

The seabed mining rush and the legal statecraft of Small Island Developing States

by Daiana Seabra Venancio

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Published on 26 July 2023

Small states and ‘normative sea power’

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