ICJ cancels all public hearings amid Coronavirus crisis as global death toll crosses 7000

Amid spre of pandemic Coronavirus, International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday, released a statement that court will be postponing public hearings of case Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v Venezuela). public hearings of case was scheduled to be held between 23 March - 27 March 2020. court based in Hague, Nerlands stated that new dates will be issued in due course.

Supreme Court to introduce court proceedings through video conferencing

ICJ shuts public hearings

Pakistan might modify its Army Act; good news for Kulbhushan Jhav

Recent ICJ pleas and hearings of India

On Monday, three of four death row convicts in Nirbhaya gangrape case approached ICJ  seeking a stay on execution of ir death sentence. three convicts who approached ICJ are Akshay Singh, Pawan Gupta, and Vinay Sharma - y are scheduled to be hanged on 20 March at 6 AM. ICJ h also recently directed Pakistan to carry out an effective review and reconsideration of Indian citizen Kulbhushan Jhav's conviction and sentence - forcing Pakistan to put a hold on his death sentence.

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SC to introduce VC court proceedings

Amid dely vel coronavirus outbreak, Supreme Court will soon introduce court proceedings via video conferencing to avoid 'people to people' contact. Chief Justice of India S A Bobde on Sunday said that re cant be a "complete shutdown" of courts due to vel coronavirus pandemic. re would also be a smart television in both press lounge for convenience of journalists along with e-filings.

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Coronavirus crisis

First detected in Wuhan in December 2019, COVID-19- vel coronavirus has affected nearly 118 countries in world. Presently, re are over 1,84,037 confirmed cases of COVID-19 which has led to death of 7182 people. As re is vaccine or specific antiviral medicine to deal to treat COVID-19, countries have been grappling with all possible mechanisms to contain its scope. So far, China, South Korea, Italy, and Iran have witnessed most number of confirmed cases of vel coronavirus, with WHO declaring Europe as 'epicenter'.