Russia Ukraine News: Russia has rejected a hearing in the top UN court on Ukraine. To stop Moscow’s disastrous invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv appealed to the UN for a law, which was to be heard on Monday. As soon as the hearing began on Monday morning, the seats reserved for Russian lawyers in the International Court of Justice were vacant because Russia had not sent its representatives and lawyers to the hearing.
The president of the court, US Judge Joan E. Donoghue, said that Russia’s ambassador to the Netherlands told the judges that “his government did not intend to participate in the oral proceedings.” The hearing then proceeded without the Russian delegation.
The International Court of Justice is starting two days of hearings at its headquarters, the Peace Palace, in which its judges, at the request of Ukraine, ordered Russia to halt its offensive. Ukraine is due to present its arguments on Monday morning and Russia has a chance to respond on Tuesday.
Ukraine has asked a court to order Russia to “immediately stop military operations” launched on February 24, the so-called purpose of preventing and punishing a claimed genocide in the separatist eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk.
A decision on the request is expected within a few days, although this does not mean that Russia will comply with any orders the court may issue.
“If the court orders the attack to stop, I think the chances of that happening are zero,” said Terry Gill, a professor of military law at the University of Amsterdam. He added that if a country does not comply with a court order, judges can demand action from the UN Security Council, where Russia has a veto.
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Both countries ratified the 1948 treaty, which has a clause that allows nations to take disputes based on its provisions to a court in The Hague.
Kyiv argues that President Vladimir Putin’s claim of Ukraine’s genocide in Donetsk and Luhansk is fabricated and that Moscow has resorted to its attack.
The country said in its claim in court, “Ukraine vehemently denies that any such genocide has occurred, and that the Russian Federation has action in and against Ukraine for the purpose of preventing and punishing the genocide.” There is no valid basis for doing so.”
Cases in the International Court of Justice usually take years to complete. “I think it’s part of an overall diplomatic strategy to try to put as much pressure on Russia as possible,” Gill said.
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