Lawyers for Armenia requested the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday to throw out a case filed by Azerbaijan regarding the Karabakh area.
Azerbaijan launched proceedings on the ICJ in opposition to Armenia in 2021, accusing it of committing acts of racial discrimination in opposition to Azerbaijanis in territories it occupied on the idea of “national and ethnic origin” from 1987 to 2020.
Armenia argues that the ICJ doesn’t have the jurisdiction to listen to the case and has requested the court docket to dismiss it, with out going into its deserves.
The case relies on the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, or CERD, which got here into pressure between the 2 international locations on Sep.15, 1996, whereas Azerbaijan’s claims in opposition to Armenia additionally cowl occasions in 1987, so the conference can’t be utilized retroactively, in addition they argued.
The hearings will finish on April 26, after which the court docket’s judges are anticipated to decide.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
