Happy Birthday to the ICJ!

12 Apr Happy Birthday to the ICJ!

The International Court of Justice, the “principal judicial organ of the United Nations”, celebrates its sixtieth anniversary today with a solemn sitting at 2:30 GMT (about the time this post goes up). What is a “solemn sitting”? I am not really sure, but various dignitaries will attend, speeches will be made, and (hopefully) cake will be eaten. Of special interest, Judge Bruno Simma will present a summary of the conclusions of the colloquium which the Court is to organize at the Peace Palace in co-operation with UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research).



You can actually get a direct satellite feed, but (oddly) no webcasting of the celebration. For more info, see the ICJ’s website here.

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