Vietnam backs international legal processes: ambassador
Vietnam supports international legal processes, including the International Court of Justice (ICJ), said Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN.
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN (Source: VNA)
NewYork (VNA) – Vietnam supports international legal processes,including the International Court of Justice (ICJ), said Ambassador Dang DinhQuy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN.
Speaking at the plenary meeting on the reportof the ICJ in the framework of the UN General Assembly’s 74th Session in New York on October 30,Quy affirmed that the court plays an important role in maintaining global peaceand security through the mechanism of adjudicating lawsuits amongcountries and the consulting mechanism requested by the UN General Assembly,the UN Security Council and a number of agencies in line with the UN Charter.
He stressed that theprinciple of peaceful settlement of international disputes is one of the basicprinciples of international law, affirming that countries can choose a varietyof methods to resolve disputes in accordance with the UN Charter, including thejurisdiction mechanism.
According to the ambassador, many countries tend to file lawsuits related to landand sea territorial disputes for settlement at the ICJ.
At the meeting, ICJ President AbdulqawiAhmed Yusuf said this year, the court brought in three verdicts, offered one advisoryopinion and 16 orders, and organised trials for six lawsuits.
The ICJ is currently handling 16lawsuits related to many areas of international law such as maritime law,maritime delimitation, diplomatic relations, consular affairs, andinterpretation of international treaties, he said.
He added that the ICJ continues to be the only global adjudicating mechanism, andparties using ICJ's dispute settlement mechanism are many countries worldwide./.
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Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN (Source: VNA) 
