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"The Taliban are to be taken to the international court of justice for gender
discrimination by Canada, Australia, Germany and the Netherlands in a
groundbreaking move.
The move announced at the UN general assembly is the first time the ICJ, based
in The Hague, has been used by one country to take another to court over gender
discrimination.
The case is being brought under the convention on the elimination of all forms
of discrimination against women, which was adopted by the general assembly in
1979 and brought into force in 1981.
Afghanistan, prior to the 2021 Taliban takeover of the country, ratified the
convention in 2003.
In the first legal move of this type since the Taliban took over, it is
expected that Afghanistan would have six months to provide a response before
the ICJ would hold a hearing and probably propose provisional measures.
Advocates of the course argue that even if the Taliban refuse to acknowledge
the court’s authority, an ICJ ruling would have a deterrent effect on other
states seeking to normalise diplomatic relations with the Taliban. Signatories
to the ICJ are expected to abide by its rulings.
There has been concern that the UN has held talks with the Taliban in which
women’s issues have been excluded from the agenda in an attempt to persuade the
Taliban to attend.
The initiative has the support of three female foreign ministers: Penny Wong
from Australia, Annalena Baerbock from Germany, and Mélanie Joly from Canada.
It is also being backed by the Dutch foreign minister, Caspar Veldkamp."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
