"ABDUYLQAWI A. YUSUF"

Using advisory opinions would bolster links between Security Council, World Court, strengthen rule of law, Chief Justice says in open debate.

General Assembly, adopting draft upholding International Criminal Court’s goal to end impunity, calls for cooperation in arresting fugitives.

In a virtual press briefing, Judge Abdulqawi A. Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and Mr. Philippe Gautier, Registrar of the ICJ, discuss the court's role and jurisdiction, latest activities and working methods during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Judge Abdulqawi A. Yusuf, told reporters that the Court “has been able to maintain this year its judicial output at the same level as in previous years despite the difficult circumstances” brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. UNIFEED

World leaders adopt Declaration promising safer, more resilient world for future generations, as General Assembly marks United Nations Seventy-Fifth Anniversary.

Marking the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Charter, UN chief António Guterres said the document “brought rules and hope to a world in ruins” and remains a “touchstone for a world mired in a pandemic, torn by discrimination, endangered by climate change and scarred by poverty, inequality and war.” UNIFEED

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said that it would hear a case filed by Ukraine against the Russian Federation for allegedly supporting pro-Russian separatists, rejecting the preliminary objections raised by Russia. ICJ

Amid global trust deficit, International Court of Justice Crucial to safeguarding rule of law, speakers say as General Assembly considers Its annual report at 20th and 21st plenary meetings.

“The docket of the Court and the cases actually that have been submitted to the Court in the last twenty years has doubled, as compared to the previous years,” said the President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Judge Abdulqawi Yusuf in a first press conference by a Court’s President since the year 2000. UNIFEED

Press Briefing by the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Abduylqawi A. Yusuf, on the Court’s role and jurisdiction, its latest activities and an overview of its current caseload.