HRES 838
112th Congress
House
International Affairs
Europe
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Netherlands
Specialized courts
United Nations
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should seek to amend Article 22 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice to move the seat of the Court from the Netherlands.
Introduced: December 19, 2012
Introduced by:
Smith, Christopher H.
Republican
· New Jersey
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Became law
Dec 19, 2012
Introduced in House
Dec 19, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should take the appropriate steps in the United Nations (U.N.) to amend Article 22 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice to move the seat of the court from the Netherlands to a more appropriate venue.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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