UN court declines ethnic cleansing case against Russia
A UN Court yesterday declined to hear 'ethnic cleansing' charges brought by Georgia against Russia, saying it had no jurisdiction in the case concerning South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
"The court, by 10 votes to six, finds that it has no jurisdiction to entertain the application," International Court of Justice president Hisashi Owada told the hearing.
The UN's highest court said that attempts to resolve the issue between the two countries through bilateral negotiations should have taken place before Georgia sought intervention by the court.
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