'The Wire' has provided a further update: Quote Though details are still awaited, Indian officials said late on Tuesday night that owing to the urgency of the matter, New Delhi had requested the ICJ in The Hague to act without the customary oral hearing, and that the court – which is the judicial arm of the United Nations – had agreed to request a stay from Pakistan on Jadhav’s execution until further notice.
“In my capacity as president of the court, and exercising powers conferred upon me under Article 74, paragraph 4, of the rules of the court, I call upon Your Excellency’s Government, pending the court’s decision on [India’s] request for the indication of provisional measures, to act in such a way as will enable any order the court may make on this request to have its appropriate effects,” Judge Ronny Abraham of France, the ICJ’s president wrote to the Pakistani government on May 9. Unquote (Source: <https://thewire.in/133951/indias-request-icj-asks-pakistan-stay-execution-kulbhsushan-jadhav/>.) This had been referred to by the ET as well: Quote Sources have confirmed to the Economictimes.com that the ICJ’s President Ronny Abraham in a letter to the Pakistan government said, “In my capacity as President of the Court, and exercising the powers conferred upon me under Article 74, paragraph 4, of the Rules of the Court, I call upon Your Excellency’s Government, pending the Court’s decision on the Request for the indication of provisional measures, to act in such a way as will enable any order the Court may make on this Request to have its appropriate effects.” Unquote That does significantly alter the scenario. But, still, by all appearance, there is no "stay", if only because the ICJ can, understandably, issue only advisories. Nevertheless, that'll definitely have practical impact. And, finally, let's hope that the process of the threatened execution now gets, at the very least, halted. Sukla -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
