🚨Today,the #GA 4th Comm. voted in favor of requesting an advisory opinion from the @CIJ_ICJ on Israel's cont. violations of the right of the #Palestinian ppl to self-determination, its prolonged occupation,its settlement enterprise,its annexation,& its discrimination; @UN(Cont.) 
The decision to approach the ICJ
comes nearly 20 years since the
request by the Assembly in
December 2003 for an advisory
opinion on the legal consequences
of the wall constructed by Israel in
the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
including East #Jerusalem; (Cont.)
comes nearly 20 years since the
request by the Assembly in
December 2003 for an advisory
opinion on the legal consequences
of the wall constructed by Israel in
the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
including East #Jerusalem; (Cont.)
This effort is focused on the right of
peoples to self-determination and
the inadmissibility of the acquisition
of territory by force, as enshrined in
the UN Charter and constituting
among the most fundamental rules
of international law: (Cont.)
peoples to self-determination and
the inadmissibility of the acquisition
of territory by force, as enshrined in
the UN Charter and constituting
among the most fundamental rules
of international law: (Cont.)
The question posed to the ICJ is
based on, and in follow-up to, the
many relevant Security Council and
General Assembly resolutions and
the Court's own determinations in its
2004 advisory opinion; (Cont.)
based on, and in follow-up to, the
many relevant Security Council and
General Assembly resolutions and
the Court's own determinations in its
2004 advisory opinion; (Cont.)
This request comes against the
backdrop of a year that has been the
deadliest for Palestinians in the West
Bank in the past 15 years, and
marked by Israel's continued
blockade of the Gaza Strip, ongoing
settlement construction and
expansion; (Cont.)
backdrop of a year that has been the
deadliest for Palestinians in the West
Bank in the past 15 years, and
marked by Israel's continued
blockade of the Gaza Strip, ongoing
settlement construction and
expansion; (Cont.)
The international community is thus
witnessing the continued denial of
the rights of the Palestinian people
and the destruction of the two-State
solution on the pre-1967 borders.
This requires urgent collective
action; (Cont.)
witnessing the continued denial of
the rights of the Palestinian people
and the destruction of the two-State
solution on the pre-1967 borders.
This requires urgent collective
action; (Cont.)
Such action, in an international law-
based order, should be based on the
law and that is why it is not only
legitimate but also indispensable for
the General Assembly to seek the
ICJ's guidance at this critical
juncture; (Cont.)
based order, should be based on the
law and that is why it is not only
legitimate but also indispensable for
the General Assembly to seek the
ICJ's guidance at this critical
juncture; (Cont.)
International justice must be enabled
to play its role and make its
contribution towards achievement of
justice and peace; (Cont.)
to play its role and make its
contribution towards achievement of
justice and peace; (Cont.)
The request is moreover consistent
with the ICJ's advisory capacity as it
does not pertain to the Court's
settlement dispute role, but rather at
providing guidance on the legal
consequences arising from such
policies and practices. (End) @CIJ_ICJ
with the ICJ's advisory capacity as it
does not pertain to the Court's
settlement dispute role, but rather at
providing guidance on the legal
consequences arising from such
policies and practices. (End) @CIJ_ICJ
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