Largely expected decision by international court of justice marks second diplomatic victory for Gulf state
An attempt by Sudan’s government to make the United Arab Emirates legally accountable for acts of genocide in West Darfur has been rejected by the international court of justice after the judges voted by 14 to 2 to declare they had no jurisdiction. By a narrower majority the judges voted 9 to 7 to strike the case entirely from the ICJ list.
The two-year civil war in Sudan has seen repeated allegations that the UAE has been flying arms to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in a bid to oust the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
