Hague (August 29, 2018): The United States has rejected the jurisdiction of International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Iran sanctions case.
According to the details, US told the UN’s top court it has no jurisdiction to rule on Iran’s demand for the suspension of nuclear-related sanctions recently re-imposed on the country.
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague “lacks prima facie jurisdiction to hear Iran’s claims”, US State Department lawyer Jennifer Newstead argued on Tuesday.
During the first hearing of the case on Monday, Iran argued that US President Donald Trump breached a 1955 treaty with his decision to re-impose sanctions after withdrawing from the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
Sanctions on Iran were lifted under the 2015 accord with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany and the European Union. In return, Tehran committed not to develop nuclear weapons.
However, Trump said the deal did not do enough to curb the alleged threat from Iran. He pulled the US out of the accord in May and began reimposing sanctions earlier this month.
“This case is entirely about an attempt to compel the US by order of this court to resume” the 2015 nuclear deal, Newstead said.
They have “deep roots in the Iranian government’s mismanagement of its own economy and repression of its own population”, Newstead said.
The court in the Netherlands adjourned until Wednesday when Iran will have the opportunity to respond to the US’ arguments.
The ICJ is expected to take several weeks to decide whether to grant Tehran’s request. A final decision could take years.
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