Riad Al-Maliki calls on the Court to declare the occupation illegal and order it to end “immediately, completely and unconditionally” “Justice delayed is justice denied, and the Palestinian people have been deprived of justice for far too long,” he added. The United States, Russia and even China will address the judges during a session spread over a week at the Peace Palace in The Hague.
The ICJ has previously issued advisory opinions on the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008 and on South Africa's occupation of Namibia.