Where Two Are Fighting, the Third Has to Adjudicate
The first hearing in the dispute between Ukraine and the Russian Federation was held at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague on 6th-9th March 2017. The hearing did not relate to the substance of the dispute, but to the request by Ukraine for provisional measures under Article 41 of the ICJ. Despite this, it might be useful to briefly summarize the case and consider Ukraine´s chances to succeed in it.
Ukraine already initiated proceedings against the Russian Federation and its representatives at the International Criminal Court and at the European Court of Human Rights. Now the case has also reached the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, the International Court of Justice. The new International Law Reflection analyses the recent Ukrainian attempt to seek the solution of the dispute with its Russian neighbour via the proceeding at the ICJ and contemplates the possible outcome. Will the case be brought to a successful conclussion?
Full reflection available here.
Nahoru
Tomáš Profant
Vladislav Strnad