The first international court ruling against Myanmar is a stark rebuke to Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's de facto leader
THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE in The Hague ruled on January 23rd that Myanmar must take action to protect the Rohingya, a persecuted Muslim minority group. It was the first international court ruling against Myanmar, which stands accused of genocide, and a stark rebuke to Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's de facto leader.
The 17 judges unanimously agreed to the Gambia's requests—even Claus Kress, the German judge appointed by Myanmar, and Xue Hanqin, a Chinese judge who has expressed reservations about the Gambia's right to bring the suit. “To have that degree of consensus is not common,” says Michael Becker, a former associate legal officer at the ICJ.
Nonetheless, the orders that the court did approve were welcomed by the Gambia, and by Rohingya advocacy groups, such as The Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK, which described the verdict as “a landmark moment for accountability”. The provisional measures are legally binding and in November Myanmar explicitly recognised the ICJ's authority. “In general provisional measures are adhered to,” explains Ms Pillai. “There's a lot of weight given to the ICJ.
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