The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, holds public hearings on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by South Africa in the case South Africa v. Israel on 11 and 12 January 2024, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court. Session held under the presidency of Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the Court. Press Release. UN Web TV video (also appears below).
The South African legal team includes John Dugard, Adila Hassim, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, Max du Plessis, Tshidiso Ramogale, Sarah Pudifin-Jones, Lerato Zikalala, Vaughan Lowe and Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh. South Africa has also appointed former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke as an ad hoc judge.
Related Links
- PDF: Press release by ICJ about South Africa’s invocation of the Genocide Convention (29 December 2023)
- PDF: Application by South Africa to the International Court of Justice (29 December 2023)
- Video: South Africa’s Presentation (11 January 2024)
- Video: Israel’s Presentation (12 January 2024)
- Video: ICG Ruling (26 January 2024)
- Summary of the ICJ ruling in South Africa’s case alleging Israeli genocide (26 January 2024)
- All documents and opinions on the ICJ website
- PDF: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)
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