Organization
International Court of Justice
Principal judicial organ of the United Nations, seated at The Hague; decides disputes between states and gives advisory opinions.
- Dates
- 1945 –
Connections 11
involved in
- Gaza war the Court's March 2024 order records both Israel's rejection and the warning Primary record 1
- 7 October 2023 attack the Court states the toll in its own voice Primary record 2
- South Africa v. Israel (ICJ) ordered provisional measures on 26 January, 28 March and 24 May 2024 Primary record 2
- South Africa v. Israel (ICJ) found some claimed rights "plausible", a step before any ruling on the merits Primary record 2
- South Africa v. Israel (ICJ) measures 3 and 4 passed 16 to 1, with Israel's judge ad hoc Barak in favour; measures 1 and 2 passed 15 to 2 Primary record 2
- South Africa v. Israel (ICJ) May 2024 order, with the qualifier in the Court's words Primary record 3
- Settlement, permits and demolitions in the West Bank found settlements in violation of international law, and annexation of large parts of the Territory Primary record 4
authored
- ICJ advisory opinion on the wall (2004) 9 Jul 2004 Primary record 5
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ICJ advisory opinion on the wall (2004)
9 Jul 2004
Primary record
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Israel's position as the Court records it: its UN ambassador called the fence consistent with self-defence; Israel argued the Fourth Geneva Convention does not apply de jure to the territories.
- ICJ advisory opinion on the wall (2004) 9 Jul 2004 Primary record 6
- ICJ advisory opinion on Israel's policies and practices (2024) 19 Jul 2024 Primary record 4
Timeline 5 dates
- 1945 – International Court of Justice
- 9 Jul 2004 International Court of Justice authored ICJ advisory opinion on the wall (2004)
- 9 Jul 2004 International Court of Justice authored ICJ advisory opinion on the wall (2004)
- 9 Jul 2004 International Court of Justice authored ICJ advisory opinion on the wall (2004)
- 19 Jul 2024 International Court of Justice authored ICJ advisory opinion on Israel's policies and practices (2024)
Proof 6 sources
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South Africa v. Israel, Order modifying provisional measures, 28 March 2024, International Court of Justice, 28 Mar 2024.
Primary record
Israel rejects “in the strongest terms” South Africa’s claims that incidents of starvation in Gaza are a direct result of its deliberate acts and omissions.
famine is setting in
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South Africa v. Israel, Order on provisional measures, 26 January 2024, International Court of Justice, 26 Jan 2024.
Primary record
carried out an attack in Israel, killing more than 1,200 persons
the Court cannot at this stage make definitive findings of fact
at least some of the rights claimed by South Africa and for which it is seeking protection are plausible
By sixteen votes to one, The State of Israel shall take all measures within its power to prevent and punish the direct and public incitement to commit genocide
By sixteen votes to one, The State of Israel shall take immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance
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South Africa v. Israel, Order on further provisional measures, 24 May 2024, International Court of Justice, 24 May 2024.
Primary record
Israel must immediately halt its military offensive, and any other action in the Rafah Governorate, which may inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.
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Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, Advisory Opinion, 19 July 2024, International Court of Justice, 19 Jul 2024.
Primary record
have been established and are being maintained in violation of international law
Israel’s policies and practices amount to annexation of large parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territory
By eleven votes to four, Is of the opinion that the State of Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is unlawful
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Press release 2004/28: Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, International Court of Justice, 9 Jul 2004.
Primary record
By fourteen votes to one, The construction of the wall being built by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, and its associated régime, are contrary to international law
under an obligation to cease forthwith the works of construction of the wall being built in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, to dismantle forthwith the structure therein situated
Israel is under an obligation to make reparation for all damage caused by the construction of the wall
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Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Advisory Opinion, 9 July 2004, International Court of Justice, 9 Jul 2004.
Primary record
the fence is a measure wholly consistent with the right of States to self-defence enshrined in Article 51 of the Charter
that Convention is not applicable de jure within those territories because, under Article 2, pariigraph 2, it applies only in the case of occupation of territories falling under the sovereignty of a High Contracting Party involved in an armetl conflict
have been established in breach of international law
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