News 09 Apr. 2024
Curtis Announces New Partners and Counsels Across Offices in Spring 2024
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News 25 Jan. 2024
Counsel Mohannad A. El Murtadi Suleiman Addresses “Africanization” of International Investment Law
Event 18 Aug. 2023
Partner Borzu Sabahi Speaks at FDI Moot Shenzhen
News 25 Jul. 2023
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Client Alert 28 Dec. 2023
U.S. to Impose Secondary Sanctions on Non-U.S. Banks For Financing Russia’s Defense Industry
Event 22 Aug. 2023
Partner Dr. Claudia Frutos-Peterson to Speak at Arbitration and ADR Commission of the ICC Mexico
Event 11 Jul. 2023
Partner Elisa Botero Speaks on the Role of the ICC in Investment Disputes
News 15 Aug. 2023
Legal Reader Publishes Article on Dr. Majed Alotaibi’s Arrival as Senior Counsel in Curtis’ Riyadh Office
News 31 Jul. 2023
Curtis Welcomes Senior Saudi Advisor, Dr. Majed Alotaibi, to its Riyadh Office
News 24 Aug. 2023
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Client Alert 26 Jun. 2024
The EU Adopts its 14th Sanctions Package Against Russia
Client Alert 03 May. 2024
The EU Adopts the Directive on Definition of Criminal Offences and Penalties for Violations of EU Restrictive Measures
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Public International Law
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial body of the United Nations. The role of the ICJ is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States, and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) works in two different ways. First, it can act as a dispute settlement body between two member States in what are called “contentious cases.” Second, it can accept requests to issue an advisory opinion on a legal question referred to it by a United Nations body or specialized agency.
The International Court of Justice is situated at the Peace Palace in The Hague, The Netherlands. It is the only organ of the United Nations not located in New York City, New York, in the United States.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is composed of 15 judges who serve 9-year terms after being elected by the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Security Council. The judges of the ICJ are assisted by the ICJ Registry, the administrative arm of the ICJ. In addition, the ICJ Statute allows a State party to a case before it which does not have a judge of its nationality on the bench to appoint a person to sit as judge ad hoc in that specific case. Article 2 of the ICJ Statute dictates that the Court shall be composed of “persons of high moral character, who possess the qualifications required in their respective countries for appointment to the highest judicial offices, or are jurisconsults of recognized competence in international law.”
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