Internationaler Gerichtshof: Am 19.7.2024 wird das Gutachten betr. die rechtlichen Konsequenzen, die sich aus den Politiken und dem Verhalten Israels im besetzten palästinensischen Gebiet einschließlich Jerusalem ergeben, verkündet

Näheres ist der Presseerklärung des Gerichtshofs vom 12.7.2024 zu entnehmen.

Das Gutachten war von der Generalversammlung der Vereinten Nationen durch die Resolution A/RES/77/247 vom 30.12.2022 angefordert worden. Ziff. 18 dieser Resolution lautet:

18. Decides, in accordance with Article 96 of the Charter of the United Nations, to request the International Court of Justice, pursuant to Article 6 5 of the Statute of the Court, to render an advisory opinion on the following questions, considering the rules and principles of international law, including the Charter of the United Nations, international humanitarian law, international human rights law, relevant resolutions of the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council, and the advisory opinion of the Court of 9 July 2004: 

(a) 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?

(b) How do the policies and practices of Israel referred to in paragraph 18 (a) above affect the legal status of the occupation, and what are the legal consequences that arise for all States and the United Nations from this status?