Tag Archives: International Court of Justice (ICJ)

The deputy speaker of Parliament, Hon Thomas Tayebwa has extended his congratulations to Ugandan judge, Julia Ssebutinde. This is after her elevation at the International Court Of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague in the Netherlands. The ICJ revealed that Judge Julia Ssebutinde has been promoted to the role of the vice president of this high-ranking court. Apparently, she was elected ...

The U.N.’s top court heard dueling cases from Russia and Ukraine regarding ongoing hostilities between the two countries. In hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Ukraine asked the panel to order Russia to halt military operations. Kyiv accused Moscow of improperly claiming it sought to prevent genocide in eastern Ukraine. However, Russia maintained the ICJ ...

According to an anonymous source, Uganda has paid off the first installment to DR Congo for its role in the conflict there. According to the source, the payment of this remuneration is made in five installments of $65m. And it has been confirmed that the first installment just got paid. Apparently, the first installment of $65m went through on September ...

Kampala has responded to a decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering Uganda to compensate DR Congo. The ICJ said Uganda should pay Congo $325m (about shs 1.1 b) over a conflict that lasted from 1998 until 2003.The ICJ, which is the UN’s top court based in the Hague delivered its ruling on Wednesday. DR Congo sought $11b ...