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ICJ / 70 ANNIVERSARY
STORY: ICJ / 70 ANNIVERSARY
TRT: 02:44
SOURCE: ICJ / DUTCH INSTITUTE FOR SOUND AND VISION
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 20 APRIL 2016, THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS / FILE
1. Wide shot, judges enter Court
2. Wide shot, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon enters Court
3. Wide shot, Ban at the dais
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
“Over the years, the International Court of Justice, as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has made a central contribution to the rule of law. It has stepped in effectively where diplomatic or political measures have failed. It has helped countries to settle their disputes by peaceful means. And it has compiled a solid record of effective and impartial judgments, thereby building global trust in the Court’s work and faith in the power of law.”
5. Med shot, audience
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
“Today, the Court’s docket is fuller than ever. Member States are turning to the Court on some of their most complex matters. The Court is also modernizing its working methods. Judgments are delivered more swiftly, leading to increased certainty for the parties.”
7. Med shot, audience
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
“I commend all States that have settled their disputes peacefully before this Court. And I call on all States that have not yet accepted the Court’s jurisdiction to do so. Similarly, I call for steadfast compliance with its judgments.”
9. Wide shot, Ban walks away from dais
10. Wide shot, Ban siting in the audience
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Judge Ronny Abraham, President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ):
“The International Court of Justice was born out of this determination, and the importance of its mission in the eyes of the Organization’s founding States is reflected in the fact that its Statute was annexed to and forms an integral part of the Charter. In seventy years, the face of the world has changed substantially. These changes are, of course, reflected in the Court’s work.”
12. Med shot, Ban
FILE - 18 APRIL 1946, THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS
13. Tilt up, exterior Peace Palace
14. Various shots, arrival of the first Judges of the ICJ
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has made “a central contribution to the rule of law”, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today (20 Apr) marking the 70th anniversary of the main judicial organ of the United Nations.
In opening remarks at a solemn sitting of the Court at its headquarters in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, to commemorate the anniversary of the ICJ – commonly referred to as the ‘World Court’ – Ban said that the Court “has helped countries to settle their disputes by peaceful means. And it has compiled a solid record of effective and impartial judgments, thereby building global trust in the Court’s work and faith in the power of law.”
The Court was established by the UN Charter in June 1945 and began its activities in April 1946. It has a twofold role: first, to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States; and, second, to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized UN organs and agencies of the system.
Indeed, the Court’s docket is fuller than ever, with Member States turning to the ICJ on some of their most complex matters, the UN chief said.
He added that the Court “is also modernizing its working methods. Judgments are delivered more swiftly, leading to increased certainty for the parties.”
Ban called on all States that have not yet accepted the Court’s jurisdiction to do so.
Similarly, he also called for “steadfast compliance” with the Court’s judgements.
Also speaking at the anniversary celebration today was ICJ President Ronny Abraham, who presided over the ceremony and highlighted that in the past 70 years, the face of the world has changed substantially, which is reflected in the Court’s work.
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