Ukraine v. Russian Federation (2019)

Application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation)
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CourtInternational Court of Justice
Citation(s)General List No. 166
Court membership
Judges sittingAbdulqawi Yusuf (President)
Xue Hanqin (Vice-President)
Ronny Abraham
Mohamed Bennouna
Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade
Joan Donoghue
Giorgio Gaja
Julia Sebutinde
Dalveer Bhandari
Patrick Lipton Robinson
James Crawford
Nawaf Salam
Yuji Iwasawa
Peter Tomka
Fausto Pocar (ad hoc)
Leonid Skotnikov (ad hoc)

The case Application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation) is a case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). On January 16, 2017, a representative of Ukraine filed a lawsuit at the International Court of Justice to hold the Russian Federation liable for committing acts of terrorism and discrimination against Ukraine. The lawsuit alleges violations of the Terrorist Financing Convention and International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

Judgment

On March 6, 2017, hearings began on Ukraine's application for preventive measures, which lasted until March 9. Preventive measures will allow the Court to prevent the deterioration of the situation and to protect the civilian population for the length of time necessary to hear the case. Consideration of the merits of the claim will continue regardless of the Court's ruling on the request for the application of preventive measures.

On April 19, 2017, a precautionary decision was announced. The International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled that Russia should refrain from imposing restrictions on the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People and allow it to resume its activities. The ICJ denied Ukraine approval of provisional measures against Russia on prohibition of terrorist financing.

On November 8, 2019, the court found that it has jurisdiction to hear the case on the basis of anti-terrorism and anti-discrimination treaties over Russia's alleged support for separatists in Crimea and eastern Ukraine. Also the ICJ rejected Moscow’s call on preliminary objections.

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