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India, Pakistan prepare to square off at ICJ over Kulbhushan Jadhav case

Jadhav's fate depends on the provisional measures which India has requested under article 41

Kulbhushan Jadhav
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File photo of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of 'espionage'

Yateesh Begoore Shivaswamy | The Wire
In a decisive move on May 8, 2017, the Republic of India took legal recourse to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by instituting proceedings against the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for “egregious violations” of India’s rights under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963 (VCCR).

India’s application to the ICJ arises out of a dispute in which the Pakistani military detained, tried and recently sentenced to death an Indian national whilst denying India consular access to him. This action is in breach of India’s rights, and Pakistan’s obligations, under the VCCR.

In addition to praying that the court direct

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