Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela)
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Three cases are currently being heard or under deliberation; the rest of the list follows in General List order.
Currently being heard or under deliberation
Three cases
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar: 11 States intervening)
Under deliberation
Alleged Breaches of Certain International Obligations in respect of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Nicaragua v. Germany)
Hearings 7–10 September 2026
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Pending cases
In General List order
Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Project (Hungary/Slovakia)
Special agreement
Relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem (Palestine v. United States of America)
Contentious
Guatemala’s Territorial, Insular and Maritime Claim (Guatemala/Belize)
Special agreement
Request relating to the Return of Property Confiscated in Criminal Proceedings (Equatorial Guinea v. France)
Contentious
Sovereignty over the Sapodilla Cayes/Cayos Zapotillos (Belize v. Honduras: Guatemala intervening)
Contentious
Alleged Violations of State Immunities (Islamic Republic of Iran v. Canada)
Reply due 9 December 2026
Aerial Incident of 8 January 2020 (Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and United Kingdom v. Islamic Republic of Iran)
Contentious
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel)
Reply due 22 November 2027
Embassy of Mexico in Quito (Mexico v. Ecuador)
Contentious
Glas Espinel (Ecuador v. Mexico)
Contentious
Appeal relating to the Jurisdiction of the ICAO Council under Article 84 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Islamic Republic of Iran v. Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and United Kingdom)
Reply due 21 October 2026
Alleged Smuggling of Migrants (Lithuania v. Belarus)
Poland and the Russian Federation intervening
Appeal from the ICAO Council Decision dated 30 June 2025 (Russian Federation v. Australia and Netherlands)
Contentious
Alleged Violations of Human Rights by Rwanda on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Rwanda)
Memorial due 4 October 2027
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Recently filed
Vanuatu v. France
On 31 August 2026 Vanuatu filed an application against France concerning sovereignty over Umaenupne (Matthew) and Umaeneg/Leka (Hunter) Islands and a single maritime boundary with New Caledonia, invoking Article 38, paragraph 5, of the Rules of Court. Under that provision the case is not entered in the General List unless France consents to the Court’s jurisdiction.
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