Ukraine has filed arguments before the International Court of Justice concerning its jurisdiction in the case concerning Russia

On January 14, Ukraine forwarded its written comments and position to the International Court of Justice in response to the objection raised by the Russian Federation against the Court's lack of jurisdiction. to consider a dispute between States over the application and interpretation of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

This has been reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

According to its information, Ukraine is asking the Russian Federation, in the context of its legal action, to compensate for the losses incurred on an ongoing basis. and systematic violations of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

In June 2018 Ukraine filed a brief in support of their allegations concerning the complete list of documented evidence of serious violations by Russia of the above conventions. Russia formulated its objections to the competence of the United Nations Security Council in September 2018.

The written declaration of Ukraine demonstrates that the UN is competent to consider all the claims of the United Nations Security Council. ;Ukraine.

First the Ukraine states: who has satisfied all the necessary conditions for the settlement of the dispute before the trial, which gives the UN the jurisdiction to consider a dispute with the Russian Federation concerning the application and interpretation of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

the Ukraine argues that most of the objections of the Russian Federation are unacceptable at the preliminary stage of the case, since they can be examined at the time 39, hearing on the merits of the case.

Third Ukraine states that the question as to the interpretation of the Conventions, should be resolved at the stage of the examination of the case on the merits. If even the Court examined such disputes by deciding on the existence of a jurisdiction, they would all be resolved in favor of Ukraine.

Reminder Ukraine sued the European Court of Human Rights against the occupation of Ukrainian seamen near the Kerch Strait.

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