Latvia recordsdata a declaration of intervention within the proceedings below Article 63 of the Statute
THE HAGUE, 22 July 2022. Genocide – On 21 July 2022, the Republic of Latvia, invoking Article 63 of the Statute of the Courtroom, filed within the Registry of the Courtroom a declaration of intervention within the case regarding Allegations of Genocide below the Conference on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation).
Pursuant to Article 63 of the Statute, at any time when the development of a conference to which States apart from these involved within the case are events is in query, every of those States has the correct to intervene within the proceedings. On this case, the development given by the judgment of the Courtroom shall be equally binding upon them.
To avail itself of the correct of intervention conferred by Article 63 of the Statute, Latvia depends on its standing as a celebration to the Conference on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the “Genocide Conference”). It states that “[a]s a Celebration to the Genocide Conference, Latvia has a direct curiosity within the building that is likely to be positioned upon that treaty within the Courtroom’s choice within the [proceedings”, indicating that it “wishes to intervene in order to make submissions on [the] building of the Genocide Conference on points referring to deserves in addition to jurisdiction”.
In accordance with Article 83 of the Guidelines of Courtroom, Ukraine and the Russian Federation have been invited to furnish written observations on Latvia’s declaration of intervention.
Latvia’s declaration of intervention will quickly be obtainable on the Courtroom’s web site.
Historical past of the proceedings
The historical past of the proceedings might be present in press releases Nos. 2022/4, 2022/6, 2022/7 and 2022/11, obtainable on the Courtroom’s web site.
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