The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands will co-host a commemorative event in partnership with the University of Pretoria’s Centre for Human Rights to mark 80 years since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) commenced. The event is scheduled to take place on Friday, 13 November 2026, in Pretoria.
The commemorative event forms part of a series of “global stocktaking” activities worldwide to reflect on the role of the Court and imagine its future.
The commemoration will reflect on the achievements and limits of international justice in Africa and on Africa’s own contribution to the Court’s development. It will also look ahead, aiming to engage the next generation of African international lawyers and international relations students on what they think the future of international justice should look like.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Date: Friday, 13 November 2026
Time: 09:00 (media to arrive at 08:00)
Venue: DIRCO, Conference Centre 1
Please RSVP to Ms Babalwa Mavuso at mavusob@dirco.gov.za
ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION
OR Tambo Building
460 Soutpansberg Road
Rietondale
Pretoria
0084