Postbox Live: Judge from India Who Supported the World Court's Ruling Against Israel

Judge from India Who Supported the World Court's Ruling Against Israel

 Judge from India Who Supported the World Court's Ruling Against Israel



Judge from India Who Supported the World Court's Ruling Against Israel






The top court of the United Nations has called on Israel to immediately halt its military offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, citing the "disastrous" humanitarian situation.
What effects does the decision have, and how can conformity with Tel Aviv be obtained?


Judge Dalveer Bhandari, the Indian representative at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), was among the justices who supported the verdict when it was issued on Friday, ordering Israel to immediately cease its military activities in Rafah.


As a prominent jurist with a long career, Mr. Bhandari has been a member of the ICJ since 2012. He was born in 1947 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, and has won multiple awards, most notably the Padma Bhushan in 2014.

Mr.
Bhandari has argued in the Supreme Court on a number of historic cases. He was appointed to the Supreme Court on October 28, 2005, and he served as a senior judge. In the areas of public interest litigation, criminal law, administrative law, civil procedure, arbitration, labour and industrial law, company law, and family law, he rendered a great deal of decisions.



Since 2012, Mr. Bhandari has been involved in every case that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has resolved. He has contributed to the resolution of important cases involving, among other things, maritime conflicts, Antarctic whaling, genocide, continental shelf delimitation, nuclear disarmament, financing of terrorism, and abuses of sovereign rights.

Judge Bhandari oversaw the Delhi Centre of the International Law Association for several years.

Prior to being appointed to the Supreme Court, he was Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. His historic ruling in a divorce case made it evident that an irretrievable breakdown of a marriage could be grounds for divorce, which compelled the Centre to carefully consider amending the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955. Having received his Master of Law from Northwestern University School of Law in 1971, he has been recognised as one of the top 15 most illustrious and accomplished alumni in the 150-year history of the Chicago-based institution.

Presiding Judge Nawaf Salam of the International Court of Justice delivered the decision in response to a South African complaint charging Israel with acts that could be considered genocide.
Israel is required by the ruling to stop taking any steps that would result in the physical extermination of the Palestinian inhabitants in Rafah.

Aharon Barak, the former president of the Israeli High Court, and Judge Julia Sebutinde, a judge from Uganda, were the only ones to vote against the court's ruling, which was upheld 13-2.


The decision stressed that Israel had to provide full access to UN organizations investigating allegations of genocide and humanitarian assistance.

Israel has also strongly opposed the ban in light of the ICJ decision. Israel's National Security Advisor, Tzachi Hanegbi, along with the Foreign Ministry, declared that Israel's military operations in Rafah are consistent with international law and do not seek to incite situations that could lead to the extermination of the Palestinian people.
The idea was shared by Israel's war cabinet minister Benny Gantz, who announced that military operations would continue wherever deemed necessary.

Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour hailed the decision and urged its swift implementation. To underscore Israel's responsibility as a party to the Genocide Convention, he emphasized that compliance with the ICJ's resolutions is imperative.


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