International Court of Justice Group

International Court of Justice Group was established in2021. The international judiciary system is important, and therefore understanding the international judicial mechanisms helps countries to know their rights and duties, as well as the procedures by which they protect their rights in the international community. In addition, the presence of the UAE before the International Court of Justice has become obvious during the last two years, thus it is important to work on involving PhD students in this research program to prepare national legal experts that can deal with cases to which the state is a party. Translation and commenting on them will provide researchers with deep experience in international justice that can be relied upon by decision-makers.

Since the judgments and opinions of the International Court are issued in French and English only, the aim of the research group is to put the judgments and opinions of the International Court of Justice within the reach of Arab researchers (foreign ministries in Arab countries) to promote public culture first, and to enhance the legal knowledge of Arab jurists, lawyers and judges who may have an opportunity in the future to be nominated for a position in the Court or to stand before it as representatives of their countries.

The group aims to cooperate between professors of international law to translate the (main) rulings from 2012-till now, the advisory opinions and orders issued by the International Court of Justice, to comment on them and to clarify the principles extracted from them.

Mission of the research group:

The mission of the research group is to prepare original scientific studies on the decisions of the International Court of Justice (judgments, advisory opinions and orders).

Objectives of the research group:

The research group aims to cooperate between professors of international law to translate the (main) rulings from 2012-till now, the advisory opinions and orders issued by the International Court of Justice, to comment on them and to clarify the principles extracted from them. This will be conducted through the following:

• Translating judgments, orders and opinions of the International Court of Justice.
• Commenting on judgments, orders and opinions referred to the International Court of Justice.
• Conducting research and studies on the implications of judgments, orders and opinions of the International Court of Justice.
• Transmitting practical experiences of jurisprudential works that have been exposed to judgments, advisory opinions and orders of the International Court of Justice.
• Enriching the discussion on the scientific and practical implications of the judgments, orders and advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice.
• Providing suggestions and recommendations regarding judgments, orders and advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice.
• Issuing an annual publication of what will be accomplished on behalf of the University of Sharjah. 

1. Causing judgments.
2. International interaction with cases.
3. Judge's freedom to form his/her belief.
4. Position of the international judiciary in regards to the evidence.
5. Judicial experience and fact-finding.
6. Interpretation of the rulings.
7. Mandatory rulings of the International Court of Justice.