Qatar starts pleadings against UAE before International Court of Justice

SANAA, Aug. 30 (YPA) – Qatar will start on Monday its pleadings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case against the United Arab Emirates related to the UAE’s violation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.

Qatar is officially represented before the court by a team of legal experts led by Dr Mohamed bin Abdulaziz al-Khulaifi, head of the legal team, and the Dean of the College of Law at Qatar University, according to QNA.

The Qatari pleading sessions come in response to the initial objections made by the UAE regarding the court’s lack of jurisdiction to consider the Qatari request.

On April 29, 2019, the UAE raised initial objections claiming that the court has no jurisdiction in the case and that Qatar’s request is unacceptable to consider its case and that the UAE has not violated its international obligations.

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