LONDON, July 4 — The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled yesterday that declarations of intervention filed by seven states in a genocide case brought by Gambia against Myanmar are admissible.
The ICJ order unanimously accepted the interventions, allowing the states to contribute to the proceedings with their perspectives on the interpretation of the Genocide Convention’s provisions, Anadolu Agency reported.
The Court declared the Maldives’ intervention under Article 63 of the ICJ Statute admissible, permitting the nation to address the construction of the Genocide Convention’s provisions.
The ICJ also admitted a joint declaration of intervention under Article 63 submitted by Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
With this order, the seven states are authorised, in accordance with Article 86 of the Rules of Court, to submit their written observations on the matters pertaining to their interventions.
The ICJ will decide later whether these states will be allowed to present their observations during oral proceedings.
The case, initiated by Gambia in November 2019, accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya population.
The admission of these interventions highlights the international community’s heightened interest and involvement in the legal interpretations of the Genocide Convention as the ICJ proceeds with this landmark case.
— Bernama
