Public International

States have an obligation to take all feasible, appropriate, and precautionary measures to prevent and mitigate climate change.

The ICJ was asked to rule directly on the authenticity of a treaty in a territorial dispute between Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

The ICJ held that Israel’s continued occupation of the Palestinian Territories is unlawful, that Israel is obliged to end its unlawful actions and all states and organisations have obligations to ensure an end to the occupation.

The ICJ held that the United Kingdom’s separation of the Chagos Islands from Mauritius in 1965 was unlawful as it violated the right to self-determination.

The ITLOS established the maritime boundary between Mauritius and Maldives within 200 nautical miles, but declined to delimit the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles.

Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v Venezuela).

The ICJ is considering the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award, which resolved a territorial dispute between the UK and Venezuela.

The Gambia brings a case to the ICJ alleging that Myanmar’s treatment of the Rohingya breaches the Genocide Convention.

The ILO asked the ICJ to provide an advisory opinion on whether the right to strike is protected by ILO Convention No. 87.

Advisory Opinion on States’ obligations under the UNCLOS to address climate change, including a duty to protect and preserve the marine environment.

The ITLOS determined the maritime boundary between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.