What is Good for the Administration of Justice? Considerations in Light of the Practice on Third-Party Participation
1. Introduction On 5 June 2023, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued the Order on the admissibility of the declarations of intervention in the Ukraine v Russia case.[1] Interestingly, the expression ‘good administration of justice’ comes up repeatedly in the Order, mainly as a potential limit to the admission of such interventions.[2] The Court...
A Rush to Judgment? The Wobbly Bridge from Judicial Standing to Intervention in ICJ Proceedings
1. Introduction The present article aims to briefly connect two procedural questions that loomed large at two academic events in May 2023. In the first, the authors in this symposium convened for a warm and friendly discussion at the University of Bologna.[1] Among other stimulating questions, participants debated the relationship between, on the one hand,...
