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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
CASE CONCERNING ALLEGATIONS OF GENOCIDE UNDER THE CONVENTION
ON THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE
(UKRAINE v. RUSSIAN FEDERATION: 32 STATES INTERVENING)
WRITTEN OBSERVATIONS OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 63 OF THE STATUTE OF THE COURT
5 July 2023
[Translation by the Registry]
PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
CASE CONCERNING ALLEGATIONS OF GENOCIDE UNDER THE CONVENTION
ON THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE
(UKRAINE v. RUSSIAN FEDERATION: 32 STATES INTERVENING)
WRITTEN OBSERVATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG
4 July 2023
[Translation by the Registry]
I. INTRODUCTION
1. On 5 June 2023, the International Court of Justice (hereinafter “the Court”) decided that the

WRITTEN OBSERVATIONS
OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA
PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS
in the case of
Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the
Crime of Genocide
(Ukraine v. Russian Federation: 32 States Intervening)
5 JULY 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction........................................................................................................................1
n. Construction of Article IX of the Genocide Convention.................................. 2

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
WRITTEN OBSERVATIONS ON ARTICLE IX AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE
GENOCIDE CONVENTION RELEVANT FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE
JURISDICTION OF THE COURT
(Article 86, paragraph 1 of the Rules of the Court)
SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF FINLAND
on 5 July 2023
ALLEGATIONS OF GENOCIDE UNDER THE CONVENTION ON THE
PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE
(UKRAINE v. RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
2112
I. INTRODUCTION
1. On 5 June 2023, the International Court of Justice ("the Court") decided that the

JOINT WRITTEN OBSERVATIONS
BY THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA, THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND
THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC
5 July 2023
To the Registrar, International Court of Justice, the undersigned, being duly authorized by the
Governments of the Republic of Austria ("Austria"), the Czech Republic ("Czechia") and the
Slovak Republic ("Slovakia"):
l. On behalf of the Governments of Austria, Czechia and Slovakia ("the intervening States"),
we have the honour to submit to the International Court of Justice ("the Court") the following

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
WRITTEN OBSERVATIONS OF
THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA
In the case of
ALLEGATIONS OF GENOCIDE UNDER THE CONVENTION ON
THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF
GENOCIDE
(UKRAINE v. RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
3 JULY 2023
I. INTRODUCTION
1. On 5 June 2023, the International Court of Justice ("the Court") decided that the
declarations of intervention under Article 63 of the Statute of the Court ("the Statute")
submitted by, among others, the Republic of Estonia ("Order on Admissibility of the

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
WRITTEN OBSERVATIONS
OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF ARTICLE IX OF THE CONVENTION ON
THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF
GENOCIDE
5 July 2023
In the case of
ALLEGATIONS OF GENOCIDE UNDER THE CONVENTION ON THE
PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE
(UKRAINE v. RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
2
I. Introduction
1. On 5 June 2023, the Court decided that the declarations of intervention
under Article 63 of the Statute of the Court ("the Statute") submitted by, among

Before the
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
WRITTEN OBSERVATIONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT
BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND ON THE PRELIMINARY
OBJECTIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
5 July 2023
In the case of
ALLEGATIONS OF GENOCIDE UNDER THE CONVENTION ON THE
PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE
(UKRAINE v. RUSSIAN FEDERATION: 32 STATES INTERVENING)
1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
CASE CONCERNING ALLEGATIONS OF GENOCIDE UNDER THE CONVENTION
ON THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE
(UKRAINE v. RUSSIAN FEDERATION: 32 STATES INTERVENING)
WRITTEN OBSERVATIONS OF THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM
5 July 2023
[Translation by the Registry]
I. INTRODUCTION
1. On 5 June 2023, the International Court of Justice (hereinafter “the Court”) decided that the

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
INTERVENTION OF NORWAY
PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS STAGE
5 July 2023
In the case of
ALLEGATIONS OF GENOCIDE UNDER THE CONVENTION ON THE
PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE
(UKRAINE v. RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
1
1. INTRODUCTION
1. On 26 February 2022, Ukraine instituted proceedings before the International Court of
Justice against the Russian Federation. In its Application, Ukraine asserts that there is
a dispute between Ukraine and the Russian Federation within the meaning of Article