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ICJ Will Hear Croatia v. Serbia Case

By jlee

On November 18, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found that it had jurisdiction, on the basis of Article IX of the Genocide Convention, to entertain the case concerning Croatia’s Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia). The ICJ rejected the Republic of Serbia’s three preliminary objections: that the Court lacked jurisdiction ratione materiae because Serbia was not itself a party to the Convention at the date of filing of the Application; that the Court had no jurisdiction over claims based on acts before 27 April 1992; and that some of the claims were beyond the jurisdiction of the Court.  Next, the Court will set the time for further proceedings.

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Full post as published by Harvard International Law Journal Digest on November 26, 2008 (boomark / email).