Date: 14 February 2002 Citation(s): ICJ GL No 121 (Official Case No) [2002] ICJ Rep 3 (Official Citation) [2002] ICJ Rep 75 (Official Citation) ICGJ 22 (ICJ 2002) (OUP reference) Content type: International court decisions Product: Oxford Reports on International Law [ORIL]
Module: International Courts of General Jurisdiction [ICGJ] Jurisdiction: International Court of Justice [ICJ]
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Whether the fact that the incumbent Congolese Foreign Minister, who was issued an international arrest warrant by domestic Belgian authorities for war crimes and crimes against humanity, no longer held office put an end to the Congo's dispute regarding Belgium's breach of diplomatic immunity and inviolability, thereby depriving the Application of its object (mootness).
Whether a Minister of Foreign Affairs, when abroad, enjoys full immunity and inviolability from criminal jurisdiction for war crimes or crimes against humanity, and whether the mere issuing of such an arrest warrant fails to respect such immunity and inviolability.
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