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Multilateral : Corte Internacional de Justicia (CIJ)

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International Court of Justice (ICJ)

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). The Court’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies.

Text: Webpage of the International Court of Justice: http://www.icj-cij.org/court/index.php?p1=1
For more information on the International Court of Justice: www.icj-cij.org

Ecuador and the International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Ecuador has a particular interest in two cases of the International Court of Justice: Ecuador’s demand against Colombia because of the fumigation with glyphosate in the border zone between the two countries.

Ecuador-Colombia Concluded Case

On 31 March, 2008, Ecuador presented a demand against Colombia because of serious damages caused to the health of its inhabitants, the ecosystem and the biota of the Ecuadorian border resulting from aerial spraying of toxic herbicides (glyphosate), used to eradicate illicit crops.
This judicial process has completed the following stages:

  • On 29 April, 2009, Ecuador presented its Memorial.
  • The Counter-Memorial of Colombia was presented on 31 January, 2011.
  • The Reply of Ecuador was presented on 31 January, 2011.
  • Colombia presented its Rejoinder on 2 February, 2012.

With the submission of the Rejoinder by Colombia, the written part of the process was concluded.  On 26 March, 2012, the Court announced that the public hearings will begin on 30 September, 2013.

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