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International Court of Justice decision

What it is

A decision or advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (or its predecessor, the PCIJ).

How to cite using AGLC 4

ICJ and PCIJ decisions are cited as international materials, under rules 10.1–10.2 of the AGLC 4th ed.

Example citation

Maritime Delimitation in the Coral Sea (Australia v Meridia) (Judgment) [2018] ICJ Rep 402, 431.

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