Application of the Genocide Convention (The Gambia v Myanmar) ICJ 2019–

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Summary

ICJ affirmed that any state party to the Genocide Convention has standing (erga omnes partes) to invoke another state's responsibility for alleged breaches; provisional measures ordered 2020, jurisdiction upheld 2022.

Relevance to the diaspora

Foundational precedent for a future Article IX application concerning Mullivaikkal 2009 by any willing third-state party.

Key provisions

Erga omnes partes standing
Provisional measures under Genocide Convention
Preliminary objections rejected 2022

Primary source

https://www.icj-cij.org/case/178

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