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Did you know that the (ICJ) is the only one of the six principal Ãå±±½ûµØorgans which is not located at United Nations Headquarters (UNHQ) in New York?

Located in The Hague in the Netherlands, the raison d¡¯¨ºtre of the Court is to give advisory opinions on international legal issues and disputes.

Thanks to the introduction in April 2023 of a dedicated section in the , everyone can easily follow the hearings of the ICJ.

The webcast picture-in-picture feature has been available in the Journal for UNHQ meetings since February 2024. In late July, it was expanded to include the hearings of the ICJ, allowing everyone to follow the hearings live, making them accessible to persons with special needs.

Not able to follow in real-time? You can access webcasts of the hearings through the Journal¡¯s archives. Just select?"International Court of Justice" from the list of entities in the left column of the Journal,?and select the day of the meeting from the calendar widget on the horizontal navigation bar.

With this new feature, keeping up to date with landmark hearings has never been easier!

So, the next time the ICJ convenes a hearing or sitting, go to the dedicated in the Journal, click the blue webcast icon and watch proceedings from wherever you are!

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