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The Court finds that it has jurisdiction to entertain Ukraine’s request for a declaration that it did not breach its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and that this request is admissible
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2 February 2024
Summary of the Judgment of 2 February 2024
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2 February 2024
Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation: 32 States intervening) Summary of the Judgment of 2 February 2024
HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS (PARAS. 1-28)
Separate opinion of Judge Charlesworth
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE CHARLESWORTH
Subject of the dispute Indivisibility of the two “aspects” of the dispute.
Separate opinion of Judge Iwasawa
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE IWASAWA
It is ill-advised to describe Ukraine’s submission (b) as a “non-violation complaint” because this term has a special meaning in WTO law The practices of the WTO provide no assistance to the Court because they are based on particular provisions of the DSU.
There are three elements required for the application of the principle of res judicata, namely identity of the “parties”, the “object” and the “ground” Some tribunals have focused on “the question at issue”, without distinguishing “object” and “ground” as two separate elements.
Joint dissenting opinion of Judges Sebutinde and Robinson
JOINT DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGES SEBUTINDE AND ROBINSON
No basis for the finding of a lack of jurisdiction over submissions (c) and (d) in paragraph 178 of Ukraine’s Memorial — Failure to take account of the principle of good faith in determining jurisdiction ratione materiae — Incorporation of the principle of good faith into the Genocide Convention.