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114 sentences in 54 speeches for court
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- President, naturally, we are also strong supporters of international courts, the indispensable enforcement mechanisms of international law.
- Liechtenstein joined the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice four decades before we joined the UN.
- We have made more submissions to the court over the past decade than in its entire history before.
- We encourage all to join us in submitting to the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court.
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Denis Bećirović · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- It is very important that the UN courts have established the nature of the war waged against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Judgments of the highest UN courts have established that genocide was committed against Bosniaks.
- It is a direct assault on the values of the United Nations, whose court delivered a final judgment against this war criminal.
- Let me remind you that Serbia is the only state in the world that has been found by a UN court to have violated the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- The International Court of Justice has helped states settle disputes by peaceful means through law rather than force.
- And the International Criminal Court was created to ensure accountability for the most serious crimes.
- That court decisions must be respected unless they challenge our own actions or those of our friends.
- We cannot build courts, celebrate them when they prosecute our enemies and undermine them when they turn their attention to our friends.
Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- In light of the International Court's advisory opinion, we urge all members to give effect to their legal obligations through stronger climate actions and international cooperation.
- In this vein, the Vanuatu government wholeheartedly thank all the UN members who have supported us in this journey, especially here at the UN General Assembly and the International Court of Justice.
- Mr. President, at the end of August, the Vanuatu government initiated proceedings against France before the International Court of Justice concerning sovereignty over Umanek and Umanek Leke Islands, or Matthew and Hunter, as they call in English, and the maritime boundaries between Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
- We recognize France as a steadfast champion of the international rules-based order, and under the leadership of President Macron, a strong supporter of international judicial institutions, France has stood alongside Vanuatu in advancing global climate action including through its support for initiatives before the International Court of Justice.
Belgium · Maxime Prévot · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- And this year, we mark the 18th anniversary of the International Court of Justice.
- The International Criminal Court has a different mandate to fight impunity by prosecuting and trying individuals accused of the gravest international crimes.
- Both courts rest on the same idea: power cannot be its own judge.
- When judges or staff members of an international court face sanctions or pressure for carrying out their mandates, Belgium will always stand with them to protect them.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Rob Jetten · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- Take the attempts we've seen to undermine the International Criminal Court, which is based in my country, in my city.
- This court was established to protect us against impunity.
- This court was built on the foundations of the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials.
- That was the idea underpinning the establishment 80 years ago of the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
Chad · Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim Mahamat · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- Thus, the government of the Republic of Chad, on the 27th of July, 2026, informed the Secretary General of the United Nations as its depository of its sovereign and irrevocable decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
- This decision follows an in-depth consideration of how the court has functioned since it was set up in 2002.
- The data provided by the court and the lessons learned from that have shown us that in several states and among their populations, one can detect that the focus of the judicial activity of the court is on developing countries and in particular on Africa, which has become the target of political instrumentalization.
- We will continue to strengthen our national courts and support credible, independent and effective African mechanisms that can protect victims and prosecute the perpetrators of the most serious crimes.
Belize · John Briceño · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- It is an affront to this Assembly and to humanity to be forced to listen to a man justify apartheid and genocide when he is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
- It forms a part of a continuing pattern in which Guatemalan state vessels and personnel operate unlawfully in Belizean territorial waters of the Sarstoon River, which forms part of Belize's border with Guatemala, in defiance of obligations binding on both parties to refrain from any action capable of aggravating or extending the dispute presently before the International Court of Justice.
- Guatemala's conduct risk prejudicing the court's authority and undermines the principle of peaceful settlement of disputes enshrined in Article 33 of the Charter.
- We await the court's judgment with confidence, and we look forward to borders that are respected by all.
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- We also reaffirm our full support for the International Court of Justice.
- And we reiterate our unwavering support for the International Criminal Court.
- The court exists because the gravest crime cannot go unanswerable.
- Recent political pressure and coercive measures against the Court, its officials and those who cooperate with it are deeply concerning.
Malawi · George Chapatula Chaponda · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- It is in this spirit that Malawi has presented the candidature of Lady Justice Thulane Chizumira for election as a judge of the International Criminal Court for the term 2027 to 2036.
- Justice Chizumira is a distinguished jurist with extensive judicial legal experience at the national, regional, and international levels, including her service as a judge of the African Court on Human and People's Rights.
- As States Parties prepare to elect six judges to the International Criminal Court in December 2026, Malawi respectfully seeks the valued support of States Parties for the candidature of Lady Justice Yudirane Chizumira.
- We are confident that her extensive judicial experience, commitment to the rule of law, and demonstrated service to justice and human rights would enable her to make a meaningful contribution to the work of the court.
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- The International Court of Justice has issued legally binding provisional measures in the case entitled, and I quote, "Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip," end of quote.
- In advisory opinion last year, The court was clear that United Nations need to be allowed to perform our mandates in Gaza and for our staff and humanitarian personnel to be protected.
- All parties must comply with international law and the court's orders.
European Union · António Costa · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- That means protecting the institutions that give their very meaning to these principles, including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court.
- We support these courts firmly and we will defend their independence, integrity and their ability to fully carry out their mandate.
- Threats and attacks on the International Criminal Court and its staff and authorities are unacceptable.
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 3 sentences
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- How can a person who is currently facing proceedings before two international courts for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide be allowed to be present in this Assembly?
- Does he belong at this podium to justify his crimes, or in the dock of a court of law to answer for genocide?
- His words do not erase his deeds, nullify court findings and orders, or cleanse his record.
Guatemala · Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- We welcome the fact that the International Court of Justice has set the date for the oral hearings concerning the territorial, insular and maritime dispute with Belize.
- With the notification of the hearings, the final procedural stage before the Court delivers its judgment has begun.
- We recognize that the Court's judgment, once delivered, will bring the dispute to an end.
Guatemala · · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- Both states have recognized the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice to put an end to this territorial, insular, and maritime dispute.
- The General Assembly is not the appropriate forum to discuss issues that have currently been referred to the International Court of Justice in a case whose oral audiences will be held, oral hearings will be held at the beginning of 2027.
- As we have pointed out in several occasions, we will comply with the court's decision in good faith.
Uzbekistan · Saida Mirziyoyeva · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- Every person who turns to the court, regardless of who they are, must have faith that justice will prevail.
- A separate international commercial court based on the principles of English law is being established at the Tashkent International Financial Center, We have eradicated child labor and systemic forced labor.
Guyana · Mohamed Irfaan Ali · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Hungary · András Bálint Baka · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- For much of my life, I served as a judge in Hungary and at the European Court of Human Rights.
- They expect public life to change, rule of law, a state that serves rather than controls, courts that decide without pressure, a press that challenges power, and public money that is used for public goods.
Fiji · Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Saint Kitts and Nevis · Geoffrey Hanley · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Mauritius · Dhananjay Ramful · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Mr. President, Mauritius welcomes the increasing recourse to the International Court of Justice as a mechanism for the peaceful settlement of disputes and determination of issues of international law.
- We call for the full operationalization of this advisory opinion, including through the follow-up action requested by this Assembly, in accordance with the UN General Assembly landmark resolution of the 20th of May 2026, welcoming the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of states in respect of climate change.
Norway · Espen Barth Eide · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- Tunisia recalls that the International Court of Justice in its advisory opinion of the 19th of July 2024 affirmed that the occupying entity is compelled to end its unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territory and that all UN member states are likewise compelled not to recognize as lawful the situation resulting from that unlawful presence.
- We further recall that the International Court of Justice, in the same advisory opinion, determined that the policies pursued by the occupying entity in Jerusalem form part of the process of annexation.
Burkina Faso · Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Brazil · Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva · Day 1 · 1 sentence
United States of America · Donald Trump · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Chile · José Antonio Kast · Day 1 · 1 sentence
France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Seychelles · Mathew Antonio Patrick Herminie · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Naoero · David Ranibok Adeang · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Montenegro · Jakov Milatović · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Spain · Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Andorra · Xavier Espot Zamora · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Palestine (State of) · Mahmoud Abbas · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Equatorial Guinea · Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 1 sentence
South Africa · Ronald Ozzy Lamola · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Kiribati · Taneti Maamau · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Maldives · Hussain Mohamed Latheef · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Pakistan · Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Bahamas (the) · Philip Edward Davis · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Singapore · Vivian Balakrishnan · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Jamaica · Kamina Johnson Smith · Day 5 · 1 sentence
United Arab Emirates · Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Antigua and Barbuda · Walton Alfonso Webson · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Denmark · Christina Markus Lassen · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · · Day 6 · 1 sentence