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The 53 pages that link to International Court of Justice, each with the reason it gives.
United NationsBroader topic: It supplies a judicial route for resolving disputes within the UN system.
International Criminal CourtCompared with: Unlike the Criminal Court, it does not prosecute individual defendants.
United Nations Security CouncilCompared with: Unlike the Council, it decides legal questions rather than directing collective security measures.
International lawRelated: Its judgments and opinions clarify rules, though contentious jurisdiction depends on state consent.
United Nations General AssemblyRelated: The assembly may request advisory opinions and elects the court’s judges with the Security Council.
Charter of the United NationsBroader topic: The Charter establishes the Court and makes its Statute part of the treaty framework.
Genocide ConventionRelated: States can bring disputes over the Convention’s interpretation and application before this court.
AmsterdamCompared with: It distinguishes Amsterdam's status as capital from The Hague's role as the seat of government and international law.
Territorial integrityRelated: The Court has addressed territorial claims and the legal limits of state conduct.
International human rights lawRelated: It can address human-rights treaty disputes brought by states with jurisdictional consent.
KosovoNarrower topic: It issued the advisory opinion on the legality of Kosovo’s declaration.
Aung San Suu KyiRelated: Suu Kyi represented Myanmar at its 2019 hearings on allegations of genocide against the Rohingya.
Rome StatuteCompared with: Unlike the International Criminal Court, it does not prosecute individuals for crimes.
Court of Justice of the European UnionCompared with: Its state-to-state jurisdiction differs from the EU courts’ role within a supranational legal order.
The HagueBroader topic: Its presence anchors the city’s role in international dispute settlement.
European Court of JusticeCompared with: It is a UN court, not the highest court of the European Union.
International Whaling CommissionRelated: Its 2014 judgment found Japan’s JARPA II permits were not for purposes of scientific research under the convention.
Permanent Court of ArbitrationCompared with: Unlike this institution, it is a standing court whose judges issue decisions in cases before it.
Russo-Georgian WarRelated: Georgia and Russia litigated a discrimination treaty dispute connected to the conflicts, but the court did not decide responsibility for the war.
Arctic sovereigntyRelated: States may use it to resolve disputes over Arctic boundaries and maritime rights.
San Francisco ConferenceBroader topic: The conference established the Court as part of the Charter’s institutional system.
State responsibilityRelated: Its cases continue to interpret and apply state-responsibility rules.
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance DamRelated: Legal avenues are sometimes raised in debate over how Nile disputes might be resolved.
Rohingya refugee crisisRelated: It is hearing The Gambia’s case alleging Myanmar violated the Genocide Convention.
Genocide recognitionRelated: It can determine state responsibility under the Genocide Convention, a legal route distinct from declarations by governments.
Inter-American Court of Human RightsCompared with: Unlike the ICJ, this Court adjudicates individual human-rights claims through the regional system.
Rohingya genocideRelated: The Gambia brought a genocide case against Myanmar before this court.
Chechen–Russian conflictCompared with: Claims over Russia’s conduct also entered international legal forums.
Court of Arbitration for SportCompared with: Unlike CAS, it is a United Nations court for disputes between states, not a sports arbitral institution.
Dumbarton Oaks ConferenceBroader topic: The conference proposed an international court as part of the organization.
International arbitrationCompared with: Unlike a case-specific arbitral tribunal, the Court is a standing institution with permanent judges.
East JerusalemRelated: Its advisory opinions have addressed the legal consequences of Israeli policies in occupied Palestinian territory.
Elihu RootNarrower topic: Root’s arbitration advocacy belongs to a longer institutional history that later included this world court.
Uyghur TribunalCompared with: The tribunal’s findings were not judgments by this court and carried no equivalent legal authority.
AdjudicationBroader topic: It provides an example of adjudication between states under international law.
Chagos Archipelago sovereignty disputeRelated: It issued the 2019 advisory opinion that the decolonization of Mauritius was not lawfully completed.
Goukouni OueddeiRelated: Its 1994 ruling awarded the Aouzou Strip to Chad, closing a major chapter of Libyan intervention.
Territorial disputeRelated: States sometimes submit territorial claims for a binding judicial decision.
Uruguay RiverRelated: Argentina and Uruguay brought their pulp-mill dispute on the river before the court.
British Indian Ocean TerritoryRelated: Its 2019 advisory opinion addressed the United Kingdom’s administration of the Chagos Archipelago.
Toyota WarRelated: In 1994 it ruled that the Aouzou Strip belonged to Chad.
Rohingya peopleRelated: The Gambia’s case against Myanmar concerns alleged violations of the Genocide Convention against Rohingya.
Football WarRelated: El Salvador and Honduras later pursued their border dispute before the Court.
Igor GirkinCompared with: State-level proceedings differ from the Dutch criminal case that convicted Girkin.
Public international lawRelated: Its judgments and opinions clarify rules, though contentious jurisdiction generally depends on state consent.
Nicholas Murray ButlerBroader topic: Butler's advocacy for international arbitration anticipated institutions that adjudicate disputes between nations.
Agacher Strip WarRelated: Burkina Faso and Mali later asked the Court to determine their disputed frontier.
Chadian–Libyan WarRelated: It ruled in 1994 that the Aouzou Strip belonged to Chad.
Greater and Lesser TunbsRelated: The UAE has called for the dispute to be resolved peacefully through negotiation or international adjudication.
Hawar IslandsRelated: Its 2001 judgment awarded the Hawar Islands to Bahrain.