The Office of the Representative on International Legal Matters has welcomed the Judgment of 12 November 2024 of the International Court of Justice, which completely rejected all preliminary objections raised by Azerbaijan in the case concerning the Application of the Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Armenia v. Azerbaijan).
The Court confirmed that the preconditions under Article 22 of the Convention were met. Specifically, it found that Armenia had engaged in genuine negotiations on the interpretation and application of the Convention and that these negotiations had become futile by the date of Armenia’s Application on 16 September 2021.
Furthermore, the Court dismissed Azerbaijan’s objections regarding jurisdiction ratione materiae. It held that Armenia’s claims fully fall within the scope of the Convention, including the claims that Azerbaijan has committed acts of murder, torture, and inhuman treatment against ethnic Armenians based on their national or ethnic origin, as well as claims of arbitrary detention of ethnic Armenians.
