Title Application of un genocide convention in the latest practice of international court of justice: a step forward or a step back for ensuring states' compliance with the obligations in the convention?
Translation of Title JT Genocido konvencijos taikymas naujausioje Tarptautinio Teisingumo Teismo jurisprudencijai: žingsnis atgal ar į priekį siekiant užtikrinti valstybių įsipareigojimų pagal šią Konvenciją laikymąsi?
Authors Perera, J Arachchige Hiruney Marianne Saubhagya
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Keywords [eng] Genocide Convention, International Court of Justice, state obligations, jurisprudence, prevent and punish, compliance, provisional measures.
Abstract [eng] The master's thesis analyzes the application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 1948, related to the jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The primary aim is to analyze the recent jurisprudence of the ICJ and assess whether these decisions have taken a step forward or a step backward compared to the past, to ensure state compliance related to the prevention and punishment of genocide. Yet, under Article IX, the practical enforcement of these state obligations remains uneven. With the analysis of four landmark cases: Bosnia and Herzegovina v Serbia and Montenegro (2007), Croatia v Serbia (2015), The Gambia v Myanmar (2020), and Ukraine v Russian Federation (2022), this master’s thesis evaluates how the ICJ has interpreted and sought to supervise states’ genocide prevention-related duties.
Dissertation Institution Vilniaus universitetas.
Type Master thesis
Language English
Publication date 2026