Acting in accordance with the powers conferred upon her by Article 74, paragraph 4, of the Rules of Court, Judge Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, addressed today an urgent communication to the Parties in the proceedings instituted by the Republic of Georgia against the Russian Federation. Article 74, paragraph 4, of the Rules stipulates that “Pending the meeting of the Court, the President may call upon the parties to act in such a way as will enable any order the Court may make on the request for…