Certain questions of mutual assistance in criminal matters djibouti v cases previous next overview of the case institution of proceedings. Press release 2008 14 4 june 2008 certain questions of mutual assistance in criminal matters djibouti v france the court finds that france by not giving djibouti the reasons for its refusal to execute the letter rogatory presented by the latter on 3 november 2004 failed to comply with its international obligation under article 17 of the 1986 convention on mutual assistance in criminal . In 2004 the investigating judge in djibouti issued an international letter rogatory addressed to the french judicial authorities in accordance with the convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters between djibouti and france of 27 september 1986 1986 convention requesting the transmission of the french file on. The application filed by djibouti on 9 january 2006 also relates to the alleged violation of the convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters between france and djibouti which was signed on 27 september 1986 and entered into force on 1 august 1992 unts vol 1695 p 298 the violation of that convention is said to lie in frances . Certain questions of mutual assistance in criminal matters djibouti v france judgment icj gl no 136 2008 icj rep 177 icgj 1 icj 2008 4th june 2008 united nations un international court of justice icj published on by oxford university press