No. 2020/38
21 December 2020
Adoption of a new Article 11 of the Resolution concerning the Internal Judicial Practice of
the Court, on procedures for monitoring the implementation of
provisional measures indicated by the Court
THE HAGUE, 21 December 2020. As part of the ongoing review of its procedures and
working methods, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the
United Nations, has adopted a new Article 11 of the Resolution concerning the Internal Judicial
Practice of the Court. The article provides for the establishment of an ad hoc committee, composed
of three judges, which will assist the Court in monitoring the implementation of the provisional
measures that it indicates. The committee will examine the information supplied by the parties in this
regard, report periodically to the Court, and recommend potential options for it. Any decision, if
required, will be taken by the Court.
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