By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan, Barrister-at-Law
Diploma of the Hague Academy of International Law. Previously Professor of International Law at the Geneva Graduate Institute
At the request of the UN General Assembly, the International Court of Justice has this week been conducting oral hearings on “Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem”. Guyana has made a written submission to the Court on this matter, and on Wednesday amplified these in oral submissions.