Court Proceedings in The Hague

HTM The world stands with South Africa in this case even though, at the end of the day, the struggles of the peoples of the world will not be resolved by courts of law based on laws, international relations and forms of colonial and neo-colonial rule. [...] "Despite repeated calls for peace in the illegally occupied territories, for the past 75 years a crime of genocide has been clearly being perpetrated and is now taking on extreme proportions and requires the joint action of the peoples and governments of the world to immediately halt the indiscriminate extermination of girls, boys, women and the civilian population in general," the statement said. [...] Article IX Disputes between the Contracting Parties relating to the interpretation, application or fulfilment of the present Convention, including those relating to the responsibility of a State for genocide or for any of the other acts enumerated in article III, shall be submitted to the International Court of Justice at the request of any of the parties to the dispute. [...] The letter reads that Biden calls on the youth to "lead through the world's most pressing challenges" but details how "our voices are ignored as our generation speaks in solidarity with the majority of Americans and the world, underscoring the contrast between the values we embraced together and the actions we now witness." The letter urges the administration to take "concrete steps" to end the ap. [...] We shall consider it their responsibility to do so." Unlike the International Court of Justice, which operates only at the level of Member States of the UN and is part of the UN system, the ICC is not part of the UN system and can prosecute individuals.