Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 March 2024
47. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 15 February 2024, the rationale for the Government’s position of non-intervention in the Gambia v. Myanmar case before the International Court of Justice. [11665/24]
View answerIn 2018, The Gambia instituted proceedings against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. The Gambia claims that Myanmar – ‘through its State organs, State agents, and other persons and entities acting on the instructions of or under the direction and control of Myanmar’ — is responsible for violations of a number of provisions of the Genocide Convention. The case has now reached its substantive, or merits, phase and The Gambia is required to file its Reply to the Counter-Memorial filed by Myanmar by 16 May next.
On legal advice it was decided not to seek to intervene in this case but the question of intervention is kept under regular review and, in the meantime, my Department will continue to monitor developments in this case.
