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Case Study

International Court of Justice (Democratic Republic of the Congo v Uganda)

https://www.icj-cij.org/case/116

Twinobusingye Severino has championed public interest litigation on critical causes, both national and international. He served as Lead Legal Consultant, instructed by the Government of the Republic of Uganda, to study and advise the Government, the best way to resolve the case of the Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo in the International Court of Justice (Democratic Republic of the Congo v Uganda).

He enabled the Government of the Republic of Uganda to succeed on appeal by reducing the bill of United States Dollars 10 billion that had been imposed on Uganda by the International Court of Justice to United States Dollars 325 million.

If the International Court of Justice had maintained the bill at United States Dollars 10 billion, it would have taken Uganda more than 150 years to pay that debt. Twinobusingye’s contribution to the Government of the Republic of Uganda and the country at large is therefore of profound significance.

Petitioner

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Respondent

The Republic of Uganda

Coram (2001-2022)

  1. Judge Oda
  2. Judge Koroma
  3. Judge ad hoc Verhoeven
  4. Judge Cançado Trindade
  5. Judge Sebutinde
  6. Judge Parra-Aranguren
  7. Judge Kooijmans
  8. Judge Elaraby
  9. Judge Simma
  10. Judge Tomka
  11. Judge ad hoc Kateka
  12. Judge Yusuf
  13. Judge Robinson
  14. Judge Salam
  15. Judge Iwasawa
  16. Judge ad hoc Daudet

Judgement Summary

After holding oral proceedings in April 2021, the Court delivered its Judgment on the question of reparations on 9 February 2022, awarding US$225,000,000 for damage to persons, US$40,000,000 for damage to property and US$60,000,000 for damage related to natural resources. It decided that the total amount due should be paid in five annual instalments of US$65,000,000 starting on 1 September 2022, and that, should payment be delayed, post‑judgment interest of 6 per cent would accrue on any overdue amount as from the day after the day on which the instalment was due.