Trial run: genocide claims against Myanmar
The Intelligence from The Economist
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The Gambia Is the Plaintiff in This Case, and the Court Ruled to Protect Hinges
First time a country with no direct connection to the alleged crimes has used its membership in the genecide convention to bring a case. The i c j said that under their rules, all member states can file an application, regardless of location. But it's essentially a geo political problem because the security council is deadlocked by the opposition from china and russia.
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