I. Introduction Certain aspects and the (then still potential) outcome of the ICJ Case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Sudan (Sudan v. United Arab Emirates) were already discussed on this blog here and here, including the issue of a possible intervention by third States here. Yet, the way the Court has been dealing with (or rather has not been dealing with) Serbia’s (attempted) intervention under Art. 63 ICJ Statute in this case has so far not been analyzed despite the fact that this raises significant issues as to the Court’s procedural approaches over time. II. Serbia’s (attempted) intervention in Sudan versus United Arab Emirates The Sudanese application in the case here under consideration was submitted to the Court on March 5, 2025 accompanied by a request for provisional measures of the same day. On March 28, 2025 the Court informed the public by way…
Third Party Intervention
Another Genocide Convention case, another conundrum for interventions
On 5 March 2025, Sudan instituted proceedings against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding alleged violations by the UAE of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide (the Genocide Convention). The case concerns allegations that the UAE is supporting Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces against…
Interventions in Ukraine v Russia: Plus ça change?
On 6 August 2024, the International Court of Justice issued a press release relating to the pending Ukraine v. Russia case titled “Declarations of intervention under Article 63 of the Statute of the Court for the purposes of the merits stage of the proceedings”. The Court announced that, of the 32 states which had previously…
Decoding Nicaragua’s Historic Request to Intervene in South Africa v Israel
Days before anyone could even read it, Nicaragua’s application to intervene under Article 62 of the ICJ Statute in South Africa v Israel made headlines around the world. To most observers, this intervention may recall those filed in Ukraine v Russia, another Genocide Convention case in…