ICJ
Being the primary judiciary body of the United Nations, as well as one of its principal organs,
the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is governed by the Statute of the Court, its functions
being solving disputes between member states and acting in an advisory role to the organs of the UN. Comprised of fifteen judges from all around the world, the ICJ provides the most complex, scintillating legal simulation for all advocates and judges, regardless of where their interests may lie.
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Case 1: Pakistan Vs India, Atlantique Attack, 1999
Pakistani Air Force Breguet Atlantique Plane is soaring high above the Indo-Pak border, onlt to be shot down by the IAF. Islamabad is furious, and the file a suit to in the ICJ against India, for it only to be dismissed by the Court after arguments made by Indian Attorney General Soli Sarabjee. Having re-examined the situation, the Presidency of the Court has seen fit to reopen the case. Will Pakistan's suit be shut down again, or will they finally succeed?
Case 2: Somalia vs Kenya
What do you do when someone makes a deal and then backs out? You sue them in the ICJ. Despite having agreed upon maritime borders in the Indian Ocean, the Somali Government seems to pull out of an agreement it ratified, angering Kenya. An ongoing case in the ICJ, there has been a lot of contention between the two advocacies regarding this issue. Which way will it go? Register and find out.