Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 52416

Gaza: Genocide Convention

Tabled: 14 May 2025
Answered: 2 June 2025

Question

Sorcha Eastwood

AllianceLagan Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the extent to which the ICJ's Preliminary Measures to prevent genocide in Gaza have been implemented.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is currently considering a case brought under the genocide convention in relation to Gaza. Pending its final decision on the merits of the case, the ICJ has issued provisional measures. The UK has been clear that I...

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