Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide)

E92422

ICJ case case concerning the Genocide Convention contentious case before the International Court of Justice inter-State case

Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide) is a contentious case before the International Court of Justice in which Ukraine accuses Russia of misusing genocide claims as a pretext for its 2022 invasion and seeks a ruling on the interpretation and application of the Genocide Convention.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation)	1
Russia did not appear at the oral hearings on provisional measures	1
Ukraine v. Russian Federation	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ICJ case ⓘ case concerning the Genocide Convention ⓘ contentious case before the International Court of Justice ⓘ inter-State case ⓘ
allegationByApplicant	Russia falsely claimed genocide in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine ⓘ Russia is not preventing or punishing genocide but is itself committing violations of international law ⓘ Russia used false genocide allegations as a pretext to invade Ukraine on 24 February 2022 ⓘ
applicantState	Ukraine ⓘ
armedConflictContext	Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ surface form: 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
court	International Court of Justice ⓘ
dateApplicationFiled	2022-02-26 ⓘ
fullName	Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide) self-link ⓘ
jurisdictionClaimedByApplicant	Article 9 of the Genocide Convention ⓘ surface form: Article IX of the Genocide Convention
languageOfProceedings	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalBasis	Article 9 of the Genocide Convention ⓘ surface form: Article IX of the Genocide Convention GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
organOfUnitedNations	principal judicial organ ⓘ
placeApplicationFiled	Peace Palace ⓘ surface form: Peace Palace, The Hague, Netherlands
provisionalMeasureOrdered	Russia shall ensure that any military or irregular armed units directed or supported by it take no steps in furtherance of the military operations ⓘ Russia shall immediately suspend the military operations commenced on 24 February 2022 in the territory of Ukraine ⓘ both parties shall refrain from any action which might aggravate or extend the dispute or make it more difficult to resolve ⓘ
provisionalMeasuresOrderDate	2022-03-16 ⓘ
provisionalMeasuresVote	13-2 in favour of ordering Russia to suspend military operations ⓘ
reliefSought	declaration that Russia has no lawful basis under the Genocide Convention to take military action in and against Ukraine ⓘ declaration that Russia’s recognition of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic is based on false genocide claims ⓘ order that Russia cease military operations begun on 24 February 2022 ⓘ order that Russia provide assurances and guarantees of non-repetition ⓘ reparations for harm caused by Russia’s actions justified on false genocide claims ⓘ
respondentParticipationAtProvisionalMeasures	Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Russia did not appear at the oral hearings on provisional measures
respondentPreliminaryObjection	ICJ lacks jurisdiction because the dispute is about the use of force, not genocide ⓘ no dispute existed between the parties under the Genocide Convention at the time of filing ⓘ
respondentState	Russia ⓘ surface form: Russian Federation
seatOfCourt	The Hague ⓘ
shortName	Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ukraine v. Russian Federation
stage	merits phase (as of 2024) ⓘ
subjectMatter	alleged misuse of genocide allegations as a pretext for the use of force ⓘ interpretation, application and fulfilment of the Genocide Convention ⓘ
territorialContext	Ukraine ⓘ
thirdStateIntervention	Australia ⓘ Belgium ⓘ Canada ⓘ Denmark ⓘ Finland ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Italy ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Romania ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide) → fullName → Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide) self-link ⓘ

Article 9 of the Genocide Convention → interpretedInCase → Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation)

Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide) → respondentParticipationAtProvisionalMeasures → Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Russia did not appear at the oral hearings on provisional measures

Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide) → shortName → Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ukraine v. Russian Federation

Article IX → usedInCase → Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide) ⓘ

subject surface form: Article IX (Genocide Convention)