{"id":315746,"date":"2026-03-04T11:59:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=315746"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:20:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:20:31","slug":"icj-paraguay-files-a-declaration-of-intervention-application-of-the-convention-on-the-prevention-and-punishment-of-the-crime-of-genocide-in-the-gaza-strip-south-africa-v-israel-en-fr","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/icj-paraguay-files-a-declaration-of-intervention-application-of-the-convention-on-the-prevention-and-punishment-of-the-crime-of-genocide-in-the-gaza-strip-south-africa-v-israel-en-fr\/","title":{"rendered":"ICJ: Paraguay files a declaration of intervention – Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) [EN\/FR]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fran\u00e7ais<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

4 March 2026<\/p>\n

Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paraguay files a declaration of intervention in the proceedings under Article 63 of the Statute of the Court<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE HAGUE, 4 March 2026<\/em>. On Tuesday 3 March 2026, Paraguay, invoking Article 63 of the Statute of the Court, filed in the Registry of the Court a declaration of intervention in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel).<\/p>\n

Pursuant to Article 63 of the Statute, whenever the construction of a convention to which States other than those concerned in the case are parties is in question, each of these States has the right to intervene in the proceedings. If a State exercises this right, the construction given by the judgment of the Court will be equally binding upon it.<\/p>\n

In availing itself of the right of intervention conferred by Article 63, Paraguay relies on its status as a party to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 9 December 1948 (the \u201cGenocide Convention\u201d). Paraguay considers \u201cArticles I, II, III, IV, V and VI of the Genocide Convention to be in question\u201d in the case, and focuses in particular on Article II of the Convention.<\/p>\n

In accordance with Article 83 of the Rules of Court, South Africa and Israel have been invited to furnish written observations on the declaration of intervention.<\/p>\n

The full text of Paraguay\u2019s declaration of intervention is available below.<\/p>\n

To learn more about all ICJ cases related to the question of Palestine, click here to visit the dedicated webpage.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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