ICJ to deliver interim ruling on genocide case against Israel on Friday
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will on Friday announce its verdict on South Africa's plea for an interim ruling in its genocide case against Israel.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will on Friday announce its verdict on South Africa's plea for an interim ruling in its genocide case against Israel.
The government will screen raw video footages received from the body cams of the slain Hamas terrorists.
Myanmar, currently ruled by a military junta that seized power in 2021, had argued that Gambia, which brought the suit, had no standing to do so at the top UN court, formally known as the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
While the court is yet to respond to the nature of Myanmar’s representation at the hearings, “there is little doubt that if it is the junta that is in court, this is not something that should be taken to confer legitimacy on the junta this is not something that should be taken to confer legitimacy on the junta,” is the reaction of the Global Justice Centre.
The Pakistan government, in the petition, asked the IHC to appoint a legal representative for Jadhav so that it can fulfil its responsibility to see to the implementation of the ICJ’s decision.
“We are in touch with Pakistan through diplomatic channels. We have conveyed our demand for full consular access. We are awaiting a response,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said at a media briefing.
While its leadership was aware that all its arguments were discarded and the decisions were in favour of India, the same could not be projected to their masses.
While ICJ’s rulings are final and without appeal, it is unclear what exactly would constitute an effective review of Jadhav’s sentence.
In a statement released post-midnight, the Pakistan foreign office said it has informed Jadhav of his rights to consular access under the Vienna Convention.
''Our request for consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav has been pending with Pakistan for long... we expect Pakistan to now act on it without any further delay,'' External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said at a media briefing here.