War in Ukraine: World Court to rule on Russian invasion today

March 16, 2022

The International Court of Justice will rule on a lawsuit challenging Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday.

The ruling will be the first by an international court since the war started on February 24.

The UN court, also known as the World Court at The Hague will reveal its decision on Ukraine’s urgent proceedings against Russia.

Ukraine is accusing Russia of violating the Genocide Convention of 1948 and is asking the court to order an immediate end to the hostilities.

It also asks judges to establish no legal justification for the invasion. Russia boycotted the hearing on March 7.

While the verdicts of the ICJ were binding, the court does not have any executive power to enforce them on a country.

(dpa/NAN)