The 2011 Judicial Activity of the International Court of Justice

Abstract

The International Court of Justice rendered four judgments in 2011: on April 1, a ruling on the respondent’s preliminary objections inApplication of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination(Georgia v. Russian Federation), upholding one objection and finding that the Court had no jurisdiction to entertain the application; on May 4, two rulings on Costa Rica’s and Honduras’s applications for permission to intervene inTerritorial and Maritime Dispute(Nicaragua v. Colombia), rejecting both; and on December 5, a final decision on jurisdiction, admissibility, and the merits inApplication of the Interim Accord of 13 September 1995(Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia v. Greece), finding for the applicant. The Court also issued three orders in incidental proceedings: on March 8, one on Costa Rica’s request for the indication of provisional measures inCertain Activities Carried Out by Nicaragua in the Border Area(Costa Rica v. Nicaragua); on July 4, one on Greece’s application for permission to intervene as a nonparty inJurisdictional Immunities of the State(Germany v. Italy); and on July 18, one on Cambodia’s request for the indication of provisional measures inRequest for Interpretation of the Judgment of 15 June 1962 in the Case Concerning theTemple of Preah Vihear (Cambodiav.Thailand) (Cambodia v. Thailand). The Court indicated provisional measures in response to both requests, and granted Greece permission to intervene.