The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s principal judicial organ, authorized the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), at its request, to participate in the advisory proceedings on the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
The ICJ, based in the Dutch city of The Hague, in a press release today said it has decided that the OIC will likely be able to furnish information on the questions submitted to the Court by the General Assembly.
The Organization may therefore present a written statement on those questions, and written comments on any written statements made by States or other organizations, within the time limits fixed by the Court, namely 25 July 2023 and 25 October 2023, respectively said.
On 30 December 2022, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution requesting the ICJ to give an advisory opinion.
The UNGA resolution asked, “what are the legal consequences arising from the ongoing violation by Israel of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, from its prolonged occupation, settlement, and annexation of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including measures aimed at altering the demographic composition, character, and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem, and from its adoption of related discriminatory legislation and measures.” The OIC based in the Saudi city of Jeddah is the second largest organization after the United Nations with a membership of 57 states.
Source: Kuwait News Agency