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The International Court of Justice in The Hague will hold a hearing on the case of Russian violations of two International Conventions – Convention on the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Ukrinform reported.
The court “will hold public hearings in the case […] from Monday June 3 to Friday June 7, 2019, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court,” the statement said.
Hearings will be devoted to the preliminary objections raised by the Russian Federation, the press release adds.
According to the schedule, the first round of oral arguments will be heard on Monday, June 3 at 10:00am, the Russian Federation will be first. Ukraine will be heard the next day, also at 10:00am.
The second round is scheduled for Thursday, June 6, at 10:00am with Russia first. On June 7 – Ukraine.
On January 16, 2017, Ukraine filed a lawsuit to the International Court of Justice against Russia. The International Court of Justice is considering actions regarding violation of the International Convention on Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
The charges brought against Russia include: the provision of weapons and other forms of assistance to illegal armed formations in Ukraine; shooting down Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 killing all on board; the shelling of civilian quarters of Mariupol and Kramatorsk; the destruction of a civilian passenger bus near Volnovaha; a deadly explosion during a peaceful meeting in Kharkiv; discrimination against Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar communities; prohibition of the activity of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people; waves of disappearances, assassinations, unauthorized searches, detentions; restrictions on teaching Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages.
The first hearings in The Hague took place on March 6, 2017. A decision on preventive measures was taken on April 19, 2017. The International Court of Justice in The Hague has determined that Russia should all the activities of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People to resume.
