International Court of Justice (ICJ): The Role of the International Court of Justice in Developing International/Global Law: A Survey of ICJ Decisions 2022–2023

Kolb, Robert; Hêche, Aymeric

doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197795392.003.0017

International Court of Justice (ICJ): The Role of the International Court of Justice in Developing International/Global Law: A Survey of ICJ Decisions 2022–2023

Author(s)

Kolb, Robert

Hêche, Aymeric

Faculté de droit

Publisher

Oxford University PressNew York

Date issued

November 2, 2024

In

The Global Community Yearbook of International Law and Jurisprudence 2023

From page

365

To page

390

Subjects

modification of provisional measures declaration of Intervention interpretation of treaties customary international law good administration of justice

Abstract

The period 1 August 2022–July 2023 is characterized by an intense activity. The International Court of Justice’s docket has never been so full, and the trend is clearly upwards. Four judgments were issued, the International Court of Justice ruled on four applications for provisional measures, and numerous hearings were conducted. The judgments were very different in scope and subject matter: law of international watercourses was at the heart of Chile v. Colombia, interpretation of treaties in Iran v. United States, the “Monetary Gold” principle in Guyana v. Venezuela, and the existence of customary international law in Nicaragua v. Colombia.