In December 2023, South Africa instituted proceedings against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention). To date, ten third-party interventions have been submitted in the case. Eight states—Bolivia, Chile, Turkey, Spain, Mexico, Libya, Colombia, and the Maldives—have filed declarations of intervention under Article 63 of the ICJ Statute as state parties to the Genocide Convention. Nicaragua has requested permission to intervene under Article 62, asserting a legal interest which may be affected by the ICJ’s decision. Palestine, having acceded to the Genocide Convention in April 2014, has sought to intervene under both articles. As both Articles 62 and 63 provide for interventions by ‘states’, Palestine’s requests (particularly under Article 62), may raise the question of whether it qualifies as a ‘state’ for the purposes of the ICJ Statute—as an antecendent determination for the acceptance of its intervention requests.
5 reflections on the insurance industry in 2024 | Insurance Blog – Go Health Pro
As 2024 draws to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on what the insurance industry achieved, what surprised us and how longer-term trends progressed. From an industry results perspective, 2024 was a strong year. Buoyed by rate increases and continued (but diminishing) interest rates, carriers saw global insurance premiums grow by 4.6% in … Read more
