The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest court of the United Nations, is set to deliver a crucial ruling on Friday regarding its jurisdiction in a case brought forward by Ukraine against Russia. The case accuses Russia of violating international law by using a false accusation of genocide as justification for its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Ukraine filed the case at the ICJ just days after the start of the full-scale war, arguing that Russia breached the 1948 Genocide Convention by falsely claiming that Ukraine was committing genocide against Russian-speaking people within its borders. Despite an order from the court to cease hostilities, Russia has continued its actions in defiance.
