International Court of Justice

“International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on the Legality of Use or Threat of Use of Nuclear Weapons (8 July)”

Media Releases from the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs - 1996

“And we've also made the point that if we can't achieve that diplomatically, then we haven't ruled out, and continue to leave open as an option, taking legal action before the International Court of Justice or the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to make that very same point.”

Interview with Jim Middleton, ABC - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

“Either before the International Court of Justice or before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.”

Joint Press Conference with the Indonesian Foreign Minister - Transcript - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs

“Moreover, deci - sions of international courts and tribunals have persua - sive authority in public international law and the Stat - ute of the International Court of Justice (article 38) accepts national judicial decisions as a subsidiary source of law.”

LEGAL PRECEDENT