INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
JOINT APPLICATION INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING A DISPUTE UNDER THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT
CANADA AND THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
v.
THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Filed with the Registry
8 June 2023
JOINT APPLICATION INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS
To the Registrar of the International Court of Justice (the “Court”), the undersigned, being duly
authorized by the Government of Canada and the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
state as follows:

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Summary 2023/5
9 June 2023
Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation) Admissibility of the declarations of intervention
History of the proceedings (paras. 1-24)

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No. 2023/27 9 June 2023
Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation) The Court decides on the admissibility of the declarations of intervention filed by 33 States