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The principal judicial organ of the UN, the International Court of Justice - ICJ - today said that the United States has until August 29th to file written observations on the request for interpretation submitted by Mexico regarding the five Mexican nationals held on death row in US prisons. Last week, the ICJ ordered the US to delay the executions of the five prisoners until the court issues a final ruling on the matter, and to inform it of the measures it is taking to implement the order. Judgments of the ICJ, also known as the World Court, are binding and cannot be appealed although the court has no means of enforcing them. Julie Walker reports. Full noon briefing available below.