ICJ declares part of case against Russia’s alleged motives for invading Ukraine admissible

O International Court of Justice (CIJ) this Friday declared admissible part of a case initiated in 2022 by Kyivwho denies having committed genocide against the Russian-speaking population of eastern Ukraine, as alleged Russia to justify your invasion Ukrainealthough the court rejected important parts of the case.

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Kyiv had asked the ICJ to “decide and declare that there is no credible evidence that Ukraine is responsible for committing genocide in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in violation of the 1948 Genocide Convention” and the court held that it has jurisdiction to decide on this point, against the Moscow’s rejection.

However, the ICJ did not consider admissible, within the scope of the Genocide Convention, the points referring to the illegality of the use of force and the recognition of the independence of the Donetsk It is Lugansk.

Source: Elcomercio

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