International Court of Justice rejects Armenia's request

The International Court of Justice rejected Armenia's request to amend the Court's Order of December 7, 2021, indicating provisional measures in the case concerning the Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Report informs, citing the court.

In its Order of October 12, 2022, which has binding effect, the Court "concludes that the hostilities which erupted between the Parties in September 2022 and the detention of Armenian military personnel do not constitute a change in the situation justifying modification of the Order of December 7, 2021, within the meaning of Article 76 of the Rules of Court".

It is stated in the Order that "[t]he Court further considers that the tenuous situation between

the Parties confirms the need for effective implementation of the measures indicated in its Order of December 7, 2021" and that, "in these circumstances, the Court finds it necessary to reaffirm [those] measures . . ., in particular the requirement that both Parties' shall refrain from any action which might aggravate or extend the dispute before the Court or make it more difficult to resolve'".