By: Justine N. Stefanelli
January 27, 2020
On January 23, 2020, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) indicated provisional measures in the case of The Gambia v. Myanmar. According to a press release issued by the Court, The Gambia requested a series of five provisional measures "to preserve . . . the rights of the Rohingya group in Myanmar, of its members and of The Gambia under the Genocide Convention." To indicate provisional measures, several conditions must be fulfilled. First, the Court must have prima facie jurisdiction over the case. On this point, the Court determined that it had jurisdiction over the case based on a finding that there exists a dispute between the Parties under Article IX of the Genocide Convention and that some of the acts of wrongdoing alleged by The Gambia may fall within the provisions of the Convention (paras. 34-35).