ICJ to announce decision against Myanmar on 23rd January

The principal judicial organ of the United Nations, International Court of Justice (ICJ) on emergency measures will be announcing its decisions on provisional measures against a genocide case on Myanmar on the 23rd January 2020 as informed by the Minister of Justice of Gambia on Tuesday, 14th January 2020. The case of alleging Myanmar for ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Topics: Aung San Suu Kyu • International Court of Justice • Myanmar • Rakhine State • Rohingya conflict • Rohingya genocide • Rohingya Muslims • State Counsellor of Myanmar • The Gambia • United Nations

Kulbhushan Jadhav Case: ICJ asks Pakistan to review conviction order

International Court of Justice (ICJ) has directed Pakistan to review conviction order of Kulbhushan Jadhav and, until then, put his death sentence on hold. ICJ also asked Islamabad to allow New Delhi consular access at earliest. This is a major diplomatic and legal victory for India in Kulbhushan Jadhav case. Key Highlights of Judgement In ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: 1963 Vienna Convention • Balochistan • ICJ Verdict • India- Pakistan • International Court of Justice • Kulbhushan Jadhav Case • Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

ICJ advises Britain to return Diego Garcia to Mauritius

International Court of Justice (ICJ) has advised the UK to return the Diego Garcia (Chagos Islands) to Mauritius as rapidly as possible. The ICJ has said that Britain must give Mauritius control of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The advisory has been issued by the ICJ on the request of the resolution passed by the ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019

Topics: Britain • Chagos Islands • Diego Garcia • ICJ • Indian Ocean military base • International Court of Justice • Mauritius • UK • Unga • United Nations General Assembly • US

Karen Pierce appointed as first-ever female UK Ambassador to United Nations (UN)

Karen Pierce, the Foreign Office (FCO) political director, has been appointed the first-ever female UK ambassador to the United Nations (UN). She had previously served as Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, and more recently as the Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva. Pierce succeeded Matthew Rycroft under whom UK suffered ..

Topics: Intergovernmental organizations • International Court of Justice • Karen Pierce • Matthew Rycroft • Organizations • United Nations

Dalveer Bhandari re-elected to International Court of Justice

India’s nominee to International Court of Justice (ICJ) Dalveer Bhandari (70) was re-elected to fifth and the last seat of world court. Bhandari received 183-193 votes in United Nations General Assembly and secured all 15 votes in UN Security Council (UNSC). He was elected after Britain withdrew its candidate from the election. This is the ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: appointments • Dalveer Bhandari • International Court of Justice • Persons in News • United Nations