- 11/07/2014 - Obligations concerning Negotiations relating to Cessation of the Nuclear Arms Race and to Nuclear Disarmament (Marshall Islands v. Pakistan) - Fixing of time-limits for the filing of written pleadings on the questions of the Court's jurisdiction and the admissibility of the Application.
- 19/06/2014 - Obligations concerning Negotiations relating to Cessation of the Nuclear Arms Race and to Nuclear Disarmament (Marshall Islands v. India) - Fixing of time-limits for filing of pleadings on the question of jurisdiction.
- 19/06/2014 - Obligations concerning Negotiations relating to Cessation of the Nuclear Arms Race and to Nuclear Disarmament (Marshall Islands v. United Kingdom) - Fixing of time-limits for the filing of initial pleadings.
- 09/05/2014 - Official visit to the International Court of Justice of the Under-Secretary-General, the Legal Counsel of the United Nations, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares.
- 29/04/2014 - Unveiling of a stele bearing the Law Code of Hammurabi at the seat of the International Court of Justice.
- 25/04/2014 - The Republic of the Marshall Islands files Applications against nine States for their alleged failure to fulfil their obligations with respect to the cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament.
- 04/04/2014 - The International Court of Justice pays tribute to Judge Manfred Lachs (Poland), former President of the Court.
- 03/04/2014 - Maritime Delimitation in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean - (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua) Fixing of time-limits for the filing of the initial pleadings.
- 01/04/2014 - Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia) - Conclusion of the public hearings - Court to begin its deliberation.
Summary of the public hearings:
Croatia recognized the jurisdiction of the ICJ and accused Serbia of being responsible for violations of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
Serbia declared that the Court lacks jurisdiction to entertain the requests of the Submissions of the Republic of Croatia as far as they relate to acts and omissions, which took place before 27 April 1992, i.e., prior to the date when Serbia came into existence as a State and became bound by the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. Serbia further accused Croatia of violating Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide by committing, during and after Operation Storm in 1995, acts with intent to destroy the Serb national and ethnical group in Croatia as such, in its substantial part living in the Krajina region.
Celia Liagoura
Jurist, PhD candidate
Research Associate
Prof. Elias Krispis Foundation for International Legal Studies
Source: International Court of Justice, Press Releases, http://www.icj-cij.org/presscom/index.php?p1=6&p2=1, last visited: 1 Sept. 2014