Any one of the 149 countries which have signed the treaty could have instigated the case but it was The Gambia… Rizwanul and Muquim, Naimul (2021) "The Gambia v. Myanmar at the I.C.J. The Rohingya are Muslims who live in majority-Buddhist Myanmar. The ICJ abstained from translating these goals into concrete policies, dos or don’ts. In The Gambia v. Myanmar , the ICJ provisional measures reiterate the law and set general goals, whilst giving wide discretion to the respondent state as to how to achieve such goals. Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar) - Request for the indication of provisional measures - The Court to hold public hearings from Tuesday 10 to Thursday 12 December 2019 Available in: English French ... of the Myanmar security forces stand guard in Inn Din village of Rakhine State, Myanmar, Sept. 2, 2017. Gambia is a country of 2 million people, 7,000 miles from Myanmar. "Gambia has nothing to do with Myanmar's problem. 1 , Article 4. Myanmar. It … 51 : No. On 11 November, The Gambia filed an Application instituting proceedings and requesting provisional measures at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in relation to the genocide allegedly committed by Myanmar against the Rohingya (for a first analysis of the Application, see this post by Priya Pillai). Factsheet | November 2019: Q&A: The Gambia v. Myanmar: Rohingya genocide at The International Court of Justice Format News and Press Release Source. The Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar) , commonly referred to as the Rohingya genocide case , [1] [2] is a case currently being heard by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Islam, Md. Gambia's Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou speaks on the first day of hearings in a case against Myanmar alleging genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya population at … ... for responsibility … Myanmar stands accused of violating the genocide convention. : Good Samaritans Testing State Responsibility for Atrocities on the Rohingya," California Western International Law Journal: Vol. The order follows Gambia’s November 11, 2019 application to the court alleging that abuses by Myanmar’s military in Rakhine State against the … In 2013 the United Nations described them as one of the most persecuted minorities in the world because under the 1982 Myanmar nationality law they are not recognised as citizens, their movement is restricted, and they are denied state education and civil service jobs. Gambia has filed a lawsuit against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice, accusing Myanmar of genocide in its campaign against the Rohingya Muslims.