Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Georgia v. Russian Federation)
International Court of Justice
2008 I.C.J. 353 (2008)
Relevant factsFree
Georgia (plaintiff) sued Russia (defendant) alleging racially discriminatory displacement of ethnic Georgians in South Ossetia and Abkhazia amid ongoing armed conflict, and requested provisional measures against Russia alone; Russia disputed the allegations, and the ICJ considered whether to grant measures beyond what Georgia specifically requested.
IssueFree
Whether the ICJ, when presented with a request for an order for provisional measures, may institute other provisional measures than those requested against both parties.
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