Claims Concerning Racial Discrimination: Jurisdictional Approaches of the International Court of Justice
https://doi.org/10.17803/2713-0525.2022.2.20.355-391
Abstract
Recent years have demonstrated an increase in cases that were brought before the ICJ by way of jurisdictional clauses of treaties, and never before has the Court experienced such a considerable influx of human rights-related claims. In particular, cases concerning racial discrimination, which first appeared in the Court’s docket in 2008, take up today a substantial part of its agenda: three out of fourteen cases currently pending before the ICJ concern issues of application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), while the fourth one was resolved just in 2021. The article describes the problems the Court encountered in striking the proper balance between various legal and political considerations when interpreting the jurisdictional clause of Article 22 of CERD and questions whether the ICJ has succeeded in doing so.
About the Authors
A. N. Vylegzhanin
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander N. Vylegzhanin - Dr. Sci. (Law), Professor, Head of the International Law Department, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University).
76 prospekt Vernadskogo, Moscow 119454.
D. V. Ivanov
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dmitry V. Ivanov - Cand. Sci. (Law), Associate Professor, International Law Department, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University).
76 prospekt Vernadskogo, Moscow 119454.
O. I. Zinchenko
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga I. Zinchenko - Postgraduate student, International Law Department, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University).
76 prospect Vernadskogo, Moscow 119454.
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Vylegzhanin A.N., Ivanov D.V., Zinchenko O.I. Claims Concerning Racial Discrimination: Jurisdictional Approaches of the International Court of Justice. Kutafin Law Review. 2022;9(2):355-391. https://doi.org/10.17803/2713-0525.2022.2.20.355-391
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