In a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly during its 71st session, Prof. Reinisch gave a speech in front of representatives of all UN member states. The meeting of 27 October 2016 focused on the report of the International Court of Justice on its work in 2015 and its role in settling disputes between states. Prof. Reinisch highlighted the importance of the International Court of Justice for the international community and addressed crucial issues in this regard, such as the necessity for states to recognize the ICJ’s compulsory jurisdiction, to promote the rule of law, to increase judicial dialogue between international courts and tribunals as well as to further the aim of non-proliferation.

A video of the entire speech is made available under the following link: http://stream.univie.ac.at/media/jus/voelkerrecht/2016/arga271016reporticj_hi.mp4