Introduction On Friday, 29 December 2023, South Africa seized the International Court of Justice (ICJ or Court) with a case against Israel under Article IX of the 1948 Genocide Convention. This blogpost tries to highlight some of the main points raised in the Application instituting proceedings (84 pages) and related issues concerning the case. Structure and main grounds of the complaint The Application instituting proceedings has 8 sections, starting with section 1 – introduction (paras. 1-7); section 2 – on the jurisdiction of the court (paras. 8-17); section 3 – on the facts (A. Introduction, paras. 18-20; B. Background, paras.…
