Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Zarah Sultana (Labour), on Wednesday, 7 February 2024, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 66 members in total.

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International Court of Justice Ruling on Gaza and the UK’s duties under the Genocide Convention

That this House notes the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 26 January 2024, which found that it is plausible that Israel’s ongoing attacks on the Palestinian people in Gaza are in breach of the Genocide Convention; further notes that the ICJ issued provisional measures, including ordering Israel and its military to prevent acts against Palestinians in Gaza prohibited by Article II of the Genocide Convention, such as killings of Palestinians in Gaza, as well as ordering Israel to prevent and punish incitement to genocide and to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza; supports the ICJ call for the immediate and unconditional release of the hostages; notes that as a signatory to the Genocide Convention the UK has a duty to prevent genocide and to ensure that the Convention is not breached; believes the UK has a responsibility to act to ensure this ruling is upheld, and not to undermine it; therefore calls on the UK Government to support the ICJ’s provisional measures; further believes that it is not possible for Israel to fulfil the ICJ’s order without an immediate end to its military assault on Gaza; and therefore, in light of plausible breaches of the Genocide Convention, further calls on the UK Government to demand an immediate ceasefire and suspend all arms exports to Israel.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

377 

Session

2023-24

Other sponsors

John McDonnell

Imran Hussain

Richard Burgon

Apsana Begum

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Subjects

Armed conflict Israel Palestine Gaza International Court of Justice Genocide Convention

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk