ICJ Greenlights Rival Anti-Discrimination Cases Between Azerbaijan and Armenia

The International Court of Justice has allowed anti-discrimination cases by Azerbaijan and Armenia to proceed. Both countries accuse each other of treaty violations, with hearings expected next year. The court ruled some objections by Armenia, limiting Azerbaijan's case scope to incidents after September 1996.

The International Court of Justice has scheduled hearings for competing anti-discrimination cases between Azerbaijan and Armenia, both of which accuse each other of violating a U.N. anti-discrimination treaty.

The court dismissed Azerbaijan's objections to Armenia's case but upheld some Armenian objections against Azerbaijan's claims, confining its case to incidents post-September 1996 and excluding alleged environmental damages.

Despite mutual accusations of ethnic cleansing, the ICJ's previous emergency orders remain, insisting Azerbaijan allow ethnic Armenians to return to Nagorno-Karabakh, following its September 2023 reoccupation after three decades of self-rule.

(With inputs from agencies.)