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February 3, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1075730354587&p=1006688055060

FM Legal Adviser: UN Abused Its Power

(Jerusalem Post) Tovah Lazaroff - The UN abused its power in asking the International Court of Justice at The Hague to rule on the legality of Israel's construction of a security barrier, Foreign Ministry legal adviser Alan Baker said Monday. Baker said that despite objections filed by 33 countries, it is unlikely the court will drop the case. According to AP, in 24 previous requests for advisory opinions, the court only once found the case did not meet its criteria. Although the court's decision will be nonbinding, Israel and the Palestinians see the case as an important battleground for determining the project's fate.

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