ICJ documentation

The publications of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) are published in several series, certain of which are available in electronic version.

ICJ documentation:

• Publications of the International Court of Justice.
• UN Documentation: International Court of Justice, a research guide by Dag Hammarskjöld Library, New York.

The International Court of Justice submits its annual report for consideration to the General Assembly. The report is a summary of actions and decisions by the Court during the year.

Find Annual Reports

• The report of the International Court of Justice is issued as no 4 in the documentary series Supplements to the Official Records of the General Assembly.
• Annual Reports since 1985 are posted at the website of the International Court of Justice.
• A list of the annual reports can be retrieved from the database UN-I-QUE.

The International Court of Justice issues Reports of the decisions and judgements of the Court in both English and French texts.

Find decisions and judgements

• Report of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders contains reports on the decisions of the International Court of Justice in both English and French texts. Each decision is published immediately in an unbound booklet, referred to as the I.C.J. Reports, with an indication of the year. In January of each year, an analytical index is published on the previous year's decisions.
• Summaries of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders of the International Court of Justice are published periodically, covering different time periods.
• Full text documents of all cases can be retrieved from the website of the International Court of Justice:
  • List of Cases referred to the Court since 1946 by date of introduction
  • Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders
• ICJ Judgments, Orders, Advisory Opinions in the research guide by Dag Hammarskjöld library, New York.

After the termination of each case documentation is issued containing the verbatim record or the oral proceedings, the written pleadings and any document submitted to the Court after the closure of the written proceedings.

Find ICJ's verbatim records

• Volumes in this series are published as Pleadings, Oral Arguments, Documents.
• ICJ basic texts and publications. Research guide by the Dag Hammarskjöld library, New York.

The International Court of Justice produces a yearbook annually with an account of the work undertaken during the period from 1 August of the preceding year.

Find ICJ's yearbook

• A collection of the ICJ Yearbook in print is held by Dag Hammarskjöld and the Law Library at Uppsala University, and the Libraries at UN Headquarters.
• A list of Yearbooks can be accessed through the database UN-I-QUE.
• ICJ basic texts and publications. Research guide by the Dag Hammarskjöld library, New York.

The International Court of Justice regularly issues a bibliography - Bibliographie de la Cour internationale de Justice - Bibliography of the International Court of Justice - listing essential documents from the previous year.

Find ICJ bibliographies

• Bibliographies can be accessed through the database UN-I-QUE.
• ICJ basic texts and publications. Research guide by the Dag Hammarskjöld library, New York.

A short summary of the ongoing activities of the International Court of Justice is contained in its press releases. Press releases from the International Court of Justice carry the following document symbol: ICJ/.

• UN Charter in Swedish | in English
• UN System Chart
• Yearbook of the United Nations
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Swedish | in English
• Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
• Statue of the International Court of Justice