Chapter VII. Decisions and Advisory Opinions of International Tribunals

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UNITED NATIONS JURIDICAL YEARBOOK

2009

Part Three. Judicial decisions on questions relating the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations

. Decisions and advisory opinions of international tribunals

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B Legal opinions of the secretariats of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

(a) Interoffice memorandum regarding the appointment of United

Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Officer-in-Charge in [State 1] 471 (b) Interoffice memorandum regarding the format of the credentials

of the Permanent Representative of [State] 472 (c) Interoffice memorandum regarding representation to UNIDO of

[organization] 472 (d) Note verbale of the United Nations on behalf of Vienna-based International Organizations regarding a decision by the [State 1] authorities to reduce Permanent Mission of [State 2]’s right to sell its

official vehicles and those of its staff 474

Part Three. Judicial decisions on questions relating to the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations

Chapter VII Decisions and advisory opinions of international

tribunals

A International Court of Justice 479

1 Judgments 479 2 Advisory Opinions 479 3 Pending cases as at 31 December 2009 479 B International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea 480

1 Judgments 480 2 Pending cases as at 31 December 2009 481 C International Criminal Court 481

1 Situations under investigation in 2009

(a) Situation in Democratic Republic of the Congo (ICC-01/04) 481 (b) Situation in the Central African Republic (ICC-01/05) 481 (c) Situation in Uganda 481 (d) The situation in Darfur, Sudan 482 (e) The situation in Kenya 482 2 Judgments 482 D International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 482

1 Judgements delivered by the Appeals Chamber 482 2 Judgements delivered by the Trial Chambers 483 E International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 483

1 Judgements delivered by the Appeals Chamber 483

2 Judgements delivered by the Trial Chambers 484

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F Special Court for Sierra Leone 484

1 Judgements delivered by the Appeals Chamber 484 2 Judgements delivered by the Trial Chambers 484 G Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia 485

H Special Tribunal for Lebanon 485

Chapter VIII Decisions of national tribunals

Kenya

High Court of Kenya at Nairobi

Tanad Transporters Ltd., Applicant, v United Nations Children’s Fund,

Respondent, Ruling of 1 July 2009 487

Part Four. Bibliography

A International organizations in general

1 General 493 2 Particular questions 493 B United Nations

1 General 494 2 Prinicipal organs and subsidiary bodies 494 C intergovernmental organizations related to the united nations

1 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 499 2 International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes 499 3 International Civil Aviation Organization 499 4 International Labour Organization 499 5 International Maritime Organization 500 6 International Monetary Fund 500 7 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 500 8 World Bank Group 500 9 World Health Organization 501 10 World Intellectual Property Organization 501 11 World Trade Organization 501 D Other legal issues

1 Aviation law 506

2 Commercial arbitration 506

3 Consular relations 506

4 Definition of aggression 507

5 Diplomatic relations 508

6 Disarmament 508

7 Environmental questions 508

Chapter VII

DECisiONs AND ADvisORY OPiNiONs OF iNTERNATiONAL TRiBUNALs

1. international Court of Justice1

   The International Court of Justice is the principal organ of the United Nations It was established in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations and began work in April 1946

   1. Judgments

      (i) Request for Interpretation of the Judgment of 31 March 2004 in the Case con‑ cerning Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. the United States of America) (Mexico v the United States of America), Judgment, 19 January 2009

      (ii) Maritime Delimitation in the Black Sea (Romania v Ukraine), Judgment, 3 February 2009

      (iii) Dispute regarding Navigational and Related Rights (Costa Rica v Nicaragua), Judgment, 13 July 2009

   2. Advisory Opinions

      No advisory opinions were delivered by the International Court of Justice in 2009

   3. Pending cases as at 31 December 2009

      (i) Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Belgium v Switzerland) (2009—)

      (ii) Certain Questions concerning Diplomatic Relations (Honduras v Brazil) (2009—)

      (iii) Questions relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite (Belgium v Sen‑...