Equatorial Guinea Brings France Before the International Court of Justice on Corruption Charges Against First Vice-President

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Friday, August 5, 2016

Author:

Michael Plachta

Volume:

32

Issue:

8

Abstract:

On June 14, 2016, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced that Equatorial Guinea had instituted proceedings against France before the Court. Equatorial Guinea’s claims arise from the French prosecution of Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, First Vice-President of Equatorial Guinea, on charges of corruption-related money laundering. This is the first time that allegations related to large-scale corruption – often dubbed as “kleptocracy” or “grand corruption” – engender a dispute before the ICJ.