Lekkas, S.-I. orcid.org/0000-0003-1744-9958 (2022) Remarks by Sotirios-Ioannis Lekkas. In: Lovall, E., (ed.) Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting. ASIL 2022 Annual Meeting, 06-09 Apr 2022, Washington DC, United States of America. Cambridge University Press (CUP) , pp. 217-220.
Abstract
On February 9, 2022, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rendered its judgment on the reparations phase of the Armed Activities (DRC v. Uganda) case which related to the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) claims against Uganda arising from the Second Congo War.1 The judgment concluded a case which had all the hallmarks of a landmark: an exceptionally large-scale, protracted, and complex armed conflict, a key actor as the respondent, and virtually unfettered material jurisdiction of the Court. As a reminder, in 1999, the Court was seised with DRC's claims against Uganda arising from the (then ongoing) Second Congo War. Similar claims against Rwanda and Burundi failed before reaching the merits stage. In 2005, the Court rendered its judgment on the merits declaring Uganda responsible for violating the principle of non-use of force and non-intervention by the acts of its own forces and by supporting armed groups in the DRC.2 The Court also found Uganda responsible for breaches of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and for plundering DRC's natural resources.3 The Court concluded that Uganda had to make reparation to the DRC for the injury caused by its internationally wrongful acts and enjoined the parties to enter into negotiations for that purpose.4 After almost ten years of sporadic and fruitless discussions, in 2015, the DRC brought the case back to the Court for conclusive resolution.
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Keywords: | International and Comparative Law; Law In Context; Law and Legal Studies; Public Law; Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Law (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2024 14:54 |
Last Modified: | 03 Apr 2024 14:54 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
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Identification Number: | 10.1017/amp.2023.11 |
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