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International Court of Justice Grants Georgia's Request to Order Russia to Stop Ethnic Cleansing
November 9th, 2008
In an unqualified legal victory for the Republic of Georgia over Russia, the International Court of Justice has ordered Russia to "refrain from any act of racial discrimination" against ethnic Georgians, including "sponsoring, defending or supporting" discriminatory acts in areas occupied by Russian military forces since they invaded Georgia in August. The ruling on October 15 follows an emergency hearing in September by the 15-judge ICJ to hear arguments in a lawsuit brought by Georgia, which had accused Russia of engaging in a violent campaign of ethnic cleansing aimed at forcibly expelling ethnic Georgians from the disputed Georgian territories of South Ossetia and...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-11-09)
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