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Palestine files an application for permission to intervene and a declaration of intervention in the proceedings, invoking Articles 62 and 63 of the Statute of the Court

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Peace Palace, Carnegieplein 2, 2517 KJ The Hague, Netherlands
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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2024/52
3 June 2024
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) Palestine files an application for permission to intervene and a declaration of intervention in the proceedings, invoking Articles 62 and 63 of the Statute of the Court

Application for permission to intervene and declaration of intervention

State of Palestine
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
31 May 2024
Declaration Recognizing the Competence of the International Court of Justice
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 9 (1946) of 15 October 1946, which provide the conditions under
which the Court shall be open to States not parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice,
adopted by virtue of its powers under Article 35 (2) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, the

Mexico files a declaration of intervention in the proceedings under Article 63 of the Statute

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Peace Palace, Carnegieplein 2, 2517 KJ The Hague, Netherlands
Tel.: +31 (0)70 302 2323 Fax: +31 (0)70 364 9928
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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2024/48
28 May 2024
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) Mexico files a declaration of intervention in the proceedings under Article 63 of the Statute

Declaration of intervention of Mexico

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
DECLARATION
OF INTERVENTION BY THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES
filed in the Registry of the Court
on 24 May 2024
APPLICATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE IN THE GAZA STRIP
(SOUTH AFRICA v. ISRAEL)
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COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
DÉCLARATION
D’INTERVENTION PAR LES ÉTATS UNIS DU MEXIQUE
enregistrée au Greffe de la Cour
le 24 Mai 2024
APPLICATION DE LA CONVENTION POUR LA PRÉVENTION ET LA RÉPRESSION DU CRIME DE GÉNOCIDE DANS LA BANDE DE GAZA

Declaration of Intervention of Libya

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The state of libya focuses its intervention on the proper construction of the
provisions concerning the duty not to commit and to prevent genocide and the
duty to punish genocide in Article I, read in conjunction with Article II, and
Articles III (a), III (b), III (c), III (d), III (e), IV, V and VI; of the genocide
convention.
The state of libya claims that Israel has violated the Genocide Convention by
"engaging in genocide against the Palestinian people and the failure to prevent

Colombia files a declaration of intervention in the proceedings under Article 63 of the Statute

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Peace Palace, Carnegieplein 2, 2517 KJ The Hague, Netherlands
Tel.: +31 (0)70 302 2323 Fax: +31 (0)70 364 9928
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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2024/27
5 April 2024
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) Colombia files a declaration of intervention in the proceedings under Article 63 of the Statute

Application for permission to intervene submitted by Nicaragua

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO INTERVENE
BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA
in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the
Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel)
1. The Government of the Republic of Nicaragua has the honour to request permission of the Court
to intervene in the case concerning the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment

Nicaragua requests permission to intervene in the proceedings under Article 62 of the Statute

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Peace Palace, Carnegieplein 2, 2517 KJ The Hague, Netherlands
Tel.: +31 (0)70 302 2323 Fax: +31 (0)70 364 9928
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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2024/14
8 February 2024
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) Nicaragua requests permission to intervene in the proceedings under Article 62 of the Statute

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Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) - Palestine files an application for permission to intervene and a declaration of intervention in the proceedings, invoking Articles 62 and 63 of the Statute of the Court

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Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) - Mexico files a declaration of intervention in the proceedings under Article 63 of the Statute

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Procedure(s):Provisional measures
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Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) - South Africa submits an urgent request for the indication of additional provisional measures and the modification of previous provisional measures

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Declaration of President Salam
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Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) - The Republic of South Africa submits an urgent request for the indication of additional provisional measures and the modification of the Court’s prior provisional measures Order and decision

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Verbatim record 2024/1 (bilingual version)

Public sitting held on Thursday 11 January 2024, at 10 a.m., at the Peace Palace, President Donoghue presiding, in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel)

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