This publication contains summaries of the judgments, advisory opinions and orders of a substantive nature issued by the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022. It is the continuation of six earlier volumes on the same subject (ST/LEG/SER.F/1 and Addenda 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6), which covered the periods 1948–1991, 1992–1996, 1997–2002, 2003–2007, 2008–2012 and 2013-2017, respectively. During the period covered by this publication, the Court issued 29 judgments, advisory opinions and orders of a substantive nature. It should be noted that the materials contained herein are summaries prepared by the Registry of the Court, which do not involve the responsibilities of the Court itself.

In an effort to make international law and United Nations legal activities more accessible, this publication condenses chronologically in a single and handy volume the case-law of the International Court of Justice for the period 2003-2007. Lawyers, journalists, diplomats and specialists in international law will greatly profit from these summaries based closely on the texts prepared by the Registry of the Court.

In an effort to make international law and United Nations legal activities more accessible, this publication condenses chronologically in a single and handy volume the case-law of the International Court of Justice for the period 1992-1996. Lawyers, journalists, diplomats, specialists in international law will greatly profit from these summaries based closely on the texts prepared by the Registry of the Court.