Government approves Irish intervention in ICJ cases

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-11 20:08:25 | Updated at 2024-12-22 12:36:07 1 week ago

Government approves Irish intervention in ICJ cases
RTÉ News ^ | Wednesday, 11 Dec 2024 14:28 | Sandra Hurley, Political Reporter

Posted on 12/11/2024 11:29:52 AM PST by Olog-hai

Tánaiste (deputy PM) and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has secured Government approval for Ireland to intervene in two cases currently before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), at the Cabinet’s first meeting since the General Election.

Firstly, South Africa’s case against Israel, initiated following the launch of military operations in Gaza after the 7 October 2023 attack. This concerns breaches of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Gaza. By filing a declaration of intervention, Ireland is not joining either side in the case.

Mr. Martin proposed to intervene to promote a consistent interpretation of the Genocide Convention which prioritizes the protection of civilian life, and to demonstrate Ireland’s strong commitment to the rule of law and international justice.

The second is the case of The Gambia versus Myanmar. …

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TOPICS: Heated Discussion
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; antizionism; europe; eussr; fartyshadesofgreen; fartyshadesofjihad; fourthreich; gaza; hamas; icj; ireland; israel; waronterror

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Still pushing the Big Lie.

1 posted on 12/11/2024 11:29:52 AM PST by Olog-hai

To: Olog-hai

Ireland has emerged as one of the more hateful Jew hating governments in the last couple of decades, producing such vermin as Samantha Power and Mary Robinson. I doubt their ability - or even willingness - to remain a disinterested party in the ICJ case against Israel.

2 posted on 12/11/2024 11:36:06 AM PST by DPMD

To: DPMD

Their leadership is all EUSSR hacks. This fellow Martin, who might be Ireland’s prime minister again, even said that he “want(s) nothing to do with a backward-looking idea of sovereignty” when it comes to his country.

3 posted on 12/11/2024 11:38:35 AM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)

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