Legal decision
ICJ genocide case provisional measures, 2024
The ICJ found South Africa's genocide claim against Israel plausible enough to warrant provisional measures, without ruling on the merits or ordering a ceasefire.
What happened
On 26 January 2024, the International Court of Justice, in proceedings brought by South Africa under the Genocide Convention, found South Africa's claim of a plausible risk to Palestinians' right to protection from genocide in Gaza sufficient to warrant provisional measures, ordering Israel to take measures to prevent genocidal acts, enable humanitarian assistance, preserve evidence, and report on implementation; the Court did not order a ceasefire.[1]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: On 26 January 2024, the International Court of Justice, in proceedings brought by South Africa under the Genocide Convention (South Africa v. Israel), found South Africa's claim of a plausible risk to Palestinians' right to protection from genocide in Gaza sufficient to warrant provisional measures, and ordered Israel to take all measures within its power to prevent acts falling within the scope of the Genocide Convention, prevent and punish incitement to genocide, enable the provision of urgently needed humanitarian assistance, preserve evidence, and report on implementation within one month; the Court did not order a ceasefire, and this order does not constitute a finding on the merits of whether genocide has occurred, which remains pending before the Court.
- Human Rights Watch, Gaza: World Court Orders Israel to Prevent Genocide (Human Rights Watch) link, Order summary section. Advocacy organisation perspective Source record