Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

The Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory of 9 July 2004 is a case finding by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The court responded to a request from the United Nations General Assembly on the legal question under international law of the Israeli wall which separates Israel the West Bank. The wall has been a controversial subject and a cause of heightened tensions in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

Israel began construction during the Second Intifada in September 2000, along and exceeding beyond the 1945 Green Line.

Summery of the court's ruling

  1. The construction of the wall by the occupying power Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including around East Jerusalem and it's regime are "contrary to international law"”.
  2. Israel is obligated to stop construction of the wall, including around East Jerusalem and to dismantle the structure, and to repeal all legislative and regulatory acts relating to the wall.
  3. Israel is obligated to "make reparation for all damages caused" by the wall, including around East Jerusalem”.
  4. All states are under an obligation not to recognize the illegal wall and "not to render aid or assistance in maintaining the situation", and to "ensure compliance by Israel with international humanitarian law" in accordance with the Fourth Geneva Convention relating to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War 1949, while "respecting the United Nations Charter and international law, as embodied in that convention”".
  5. The United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council should consider what further action is required to bring to an end the illegal wall and the associated regime.”[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "International Court of Justice". www.icj-cij.org. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
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