Published January 25
By Chinwendu Eugene.T.
The International Court of Justice has said that it will adjudicate on Friday whether to enact provisional measures to temporarily suspend Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
According to an ICJ news release published on Wednesday on X, formerly known as Twitter, the court said a public sitting will take place at 1 p.m. at the Peace Palace in The Hague, during which Judge Joan Donoghue, the President of the Court, will read the Court’s Order.
The move comes in response to South Africa’s filing a legal issue against Israel for what they allege are violations by Israel of its obligations under the “Genocide Convention.”
South Africa took Israel to the ICJ, on claims that it is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and failing to prevent and punish genocide. South Africa has asked the court to enforce “provisional measures” to protect the rights of Palestinians in Gaza “from imminent and irreparable loss.”
The provisional measures would function as a kind of restraining order to stop the dispute from escalating while the full case progresses through the court, which could take years. And while the court’s rulings are final and binding, in practice, it has no way of enforcing them.
