The International Court of Justice at Hague is hearing the application by Ukraine against Russia in the case concerning Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
In its Application, Ukraine contends, inter alia, that :
"...the Russian Federation has falsely claimed that acts of genocide have occurred in the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts of Ukraine, and on that basis recognized the so-called 'Donetsk People's Republic' and 'Luhansk People's Republic', and then declared and implemented a 'special military operation' against Ukraine"
Ukraine "emphatically denies" that such genocide has occurred and states that it submitted the Application "to establish that Russia has no lawful basis to take action in and against Ukraine for the purpose of preventing and punishing any purported genocide".
In the Application, Ukraine also accuses the Russian Federation of "planning acts of genocide in Ukraine" and contends that Russia "is intentionally killing and inflicting serious injury on members of the Ukrainian nationality  the actus reus of genocide under Article II of the [Genocide] Convention".
The Applicant seeks to found the Court's jurisdiction on Article 36, paragraph 1, of the Statute of the Court and on Article IX of the Genocide Convention, to which both States are parties.
Together with the Application, Ukraine filed a Request for the indication of provisional measures against Russia.
The hearing is live-streamed here.
Live-Updates from the hearing are posted below :
![Ukraine v. Russia : International Court Of Justice Concludes Hearing Ukraines Application; Russia Refuses To Appear [LIVE UPDATES]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2022/03/07/750x450_411397-icj-ukraine-and-russia-live-updates.jpg "Ukraine v. Russia : International Court Of Justice Concludes Hearing Ukraines Application; Russia Refuses To Appear [LIVE UPDATES]")
