What You Need To Know:

✅ The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has partially granted Ukraine’s request for preliminary measures against Russia under the International Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination;
✅ The Court said that it wouldn’t impose measures ordering Russia to stop funding and equipping Russian-backed separatists;
✅ “The court did not consider any of the claims made by Ukraine on merits. This is very important to know,”– Mykola Gnatovskiy, Professor of International Law;
✅ Gnatovskiy says there are some very useful hints for Ukraine to consider in the preparation and the drafting of its memorial for the Court regarding both conventions: “The Court has already, in a way, showed how it is going to interpret the definition of terrorism and the financing of terrorism that are present in the Convention.”

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