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[VIDEO] Russia demands Ukrainian genocide case be dismissed by UN top court

Moscow's legal team told the 15-judge panel that Kyiv's case “is, hopelessly flawed".

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by BRIAN ORUTA

News18 September 2023 - 11:25

In Summary


  • • The leader of Moscow's legal team at the ICJ, Gennady Kuzmin, told the 15-judge panel that Kyiv's case, which seeks to halt the invasion, “is, hopelessly flawed.

Ukraine's legal battle against Russia over violations of the 1948 Genocide Convention resumed on Monday, with the opposing counsel demanding the case be thrown out of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The leader of Moscow's legal team at the ICJ, Gennady Kuzmin, told the 15-judge panel that Kyiv's case, which seeks to halt the invasion, “is, hopelessly flawed and at odds with the longstanding jurisprudence of this court.”

He added that the plaintiff's filing is "a manifest disregard of the proper administration of justice and constitutes an abuse of process.”


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