Overview

• The International Court of Justice voted 13–2 to deny provisional measures, saying Equatorial Guinea had not established a plausible right to the mansion.
• Equatorial Guinea had sought orders to block any sale and to secure immediate, full access to the Avenue Foch property.
• The ruling addresses only emergency measures and does not decide ownership or other merits of the broader dispute.
• French authorities seized the mansion in 2012 during a corruption probe into Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, who received a suspended sentence and a €30 million fine in 2021.
• In a 2020 decision, the ICJ determined the property was a private residence rather than protected diplomatic premises.