from Daily Sabah
Türkiye is pressing ahead with the case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) it sought to be a party of. The government moved to form a crew of local and international jurists specifically for the case, Sabah newspaper reported.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced last month that Ankara had decided to join the ICJ genocide trial. “This is a process with myriad legal details and not an ordinary case. Therefore, our experts concentrated their efforts on it. We will present legal documents and carry out the process with local and international lawyers,” he stated recently.
Türkiye’s crew will include academics specialized in law and lawyers. The list of Turkish academics and jurists is largely determined. Türkiye is now selecting international experts on such international cases, especially against Israel. Authorities say crew selection and preparation of a formal document for application may take months. Türkiye first has to decide the legal framework of its application, to avoid having something that may be turned against Türkiye in the future. Turkish citizens have faced genocide allegations in the past by the Armenian lobby.
Türkiye has been a staunch defender of the Palestinian cause and continues diplomatic and legal efforts to resolve the conflict...
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