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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, on January 11, 2024. (Photo … More credit: Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu via Getty Images On May 16, 2025, France filed an Application instituting proceedings against Iran before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with regard to a dispute which, according to the Application, concerns “serious and repeated breaches by Iran of its obligations under the [Vienna] Convention [on Consular Relations of 24 April 1963] in the context of the arrest, detention and trial of several French nationals in Iran.” The Application of France relates to “the hostage policy pursued by Iran against French nationals since May 2022.” France contends that this policy “targets French nationals traveling in or visiting Iran by accusing them of various offenses relating to Iranian national security.” The ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. The ICJ has a twofold role: first, to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States; and, second, to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized United Nations organs and agencies of the system. The Application, as submitted by France, specifically concerns Iran’s detention of two French nationals, Ms Cécile Kohler and Mr Jacques Paris. As indicated by France, Ms Cécile Kohler, a modern literature teacher, and her companion, Mr Jacques Paris, a retired mathematics teacher, were on a tourist visa in Iran before they were arrested on May 8, 2022, by Iranian law enforcement. They have been accused of spying – charges which they have denied. They have been imprisoned ever since. It was not until June 18, 2022, that Iran officially informed France about the arrest of two French nationals. Over the last three years of their imprisonment, the two have only been…

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