UAE welcomes termination of the case
United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign AffairsForeign ministry, statement by deputy assistant minister and UAE co-agent Reem Ketait
The UAE foreign ministry welcomes dismissal and, through Reem Ketait, calls the case baseless.
“The decision is a clear and decisive affirmation of the fact that this case was utterly baseless.”
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UAE wins dismissal of Sudan's ICJ case; dissenting judges dispute early closure
The ICJ rejected Sudan's request for interim measures and ended its case against the UAE because of the UAE's reservation to the Genocide Convention's jurisdiction clause. The UAE welcomed the outcome. Dissenting judges argued that the court should have heard jurisdictional arguments more fully before closing the case.
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The UAE foreign ministry welcomes termination of the case. Ketait's claim that it was baseless is the ministry's characterization, distinct from the court's jurisdictional findings.
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The order records the competing jurisdictional submissions, rejects provisional measures 14-2 and removes the case from the General List 9-7. It makes no finding on the merits of Sudan's allegations.
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The ICJ ended the case after finding that the UAE's reservation excluded jurisdiction.
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The order says the court cannot decide the merits. Ketait also calls for an end to Sudan's war and humanitarian access.
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The ministry endorses the termination under scrutiny. Its broader description of the allegations remains its own characterization.
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