Allegations of war crimes under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation)
The Kingdom of Belgium, Canada, #Slovenia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands filed a declaration of intervention in the proceedings under Article 63 of the Statute
By invoking Article 63 of the Statute of the Court, filed in the Registry of the Court a joint declaration of intervention in the case concerning Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation). Pursuant to Article 63 of the Statute, whenever the construction of a convention to which States other than those concerned in the case are parties is in question, each of these States has the right to intervene in the proceedings. In this case, the construction given by the judgment of the Court will be equally binding upon them. To avail themselves of the right of intervention conferred by Article 63 of the Statute,
Belgium, Canada, and the Netherlands rely on their status as parties to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. In their joint declaration, Canada and the Netherlands state that “bearing in mind the jus cogens character of the prohibition of genocide, and the erga omnes nature of the obligations under the Genocide Convention, all Contracting Parties have a common interest in the accomplishment of the high purposes of the Genocide Convention”. They add that “[g]iven their common interest in the accomplishment of the high purposes of the Convention, as well as their consequent interest in its construction, Canada and the Netherlands have decided to intervene in this case in order to place their interpretation of the relevant provisions of the Convention before the Court”. In accordance with Article 83 of the Rules of Court, Ukraine, and the Russian Federation have been invited to furnish written observations on the joint declaration of intervention. https://www.icj-cij.org/en
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