Mai Rl- Sadany: “one of the key arguments Israel made at the @CIJ_ICJ for case dismissal is that there is no “dispute” between the two countries and that Israel wasn’t given opportunities to engage with S Africa’s concerns prior to ICJ.
Here’s why this argument is a weak one.
The Genocide Convention, under which jurisdiction for this case was established, does not require escalatory measures before a “dispute” is referred to the @CIJ_ICJ. Some treaties like CAT do, but this does not.
Here’s the relevant article establishing jurisdiction. (2)
@israel@a.gup.pe @palestine@a.gup.pe According to the @CIJ_ICJ’s own case law and definitions, there is a clear dispute between South Africa and Israel (in fact more than one) and this is precisely the type of issue the world’s highest court was created to resolve.
The ICJ has jurisdiction (El-Sadany)