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UN court orders US to ditch Iran sanctions
2018-10-03
[DW] The International Court of Justice has ruled that US sanctions on "humanitarian" goods must be dropped immediately. The US has contested the right of the court to intervene in matters between Washington and Tehran.

The United Nations' top court on Wednesday ordered the United States to lift sanctions on humanitarian goods to Iran.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling is a blow to the Trump administration, which withdrew from the 2015 international nuclear accord in May and reimposed sanctions on Iran.

The ICJ unanimously ruled that Washington "shall remove by means of its choosing any impediments arising from the measures announced on May 8 to the free exportation to Iran of medicines and medical devices, food and agricultural commodities."

The Netherlands-based court said sanction on goods "required for humanitarian needs... may have a serious detrimental impact on the health and lives of individuals on the territory of Iran."

US sanctions on spare parts for aircrafts were also ordered to be lifted because of the "potential to endanger civil aviation safety in Iran and the lives of its users."

Decisions made by the ICJ are binding and cannot be appealed, but the court has no means of enforcing its rulings. The ruling is preliminary as hearing the full case is a process that could take years.
Posted by:Besoeker

#17  Oooooh, yeah, the UN Court...sure has the world shaking in its boots. I'm sure the Trump Administration will get right on it.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2018-10-03 20:54  

#16  The UN would like it, you bet,
Were New York Nieuw Amsterdam yet,
Trump, Haley and Bolton
So much less revoltin',
The skyline one yuge minaret.
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2018-10-03 20:35  

#15  Hague - Netherlands
Posted by: Frank G   2018-10-03 19:23  

#14  Decisions made by the ICJ are binding

I eagerly await Bolton's response. He could have a lot of fun with this one.

If this "court" is in New York, send in the NYPD and arrest them all for loitering.
Posted by: PBMcL   2018-10-03 15:55  

#13  So I can just imagine what the Don said in private about this, being from New York and all...
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2018-10-03 15:46  

#12   the UN move their headquarters to Iran

I hear Mogadishu is nice this time of year. Lovely beaches.
Posted by: SteveS   2018-10-03 13:55  

#11  The US should suggest that the UN move their headquarters to Iran to get a better feel for how the majority of the world lives.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2018-10-03 13:47  

#10  
The ICJ unanimously ruled that Washington "shall remove..."

"Shall" is not a word you want to direct at us. Trust me on this.

#6 Betcha, the Don will use this to cut a few more bucks from US payments to UN.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru

Better yet, cut ALL payments to the UN.
Posted by: Dave D.   2018-10-03 12:30  

#9  Darth said all. I might add, cut off their power and water.
Posted by: Woodrow   2018-10-03 12:18  

#8  I wonder how old-time sieges would have ended up under these rules.

Like the '88 version of Baron Munchausen.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2018-10-03 12:01  

#7  The Netherlands-based court...
The EU-based Lawfare apparatus makes its appearance one more time demanding the the US bow down to their EUropean Masters! The economic sanctions must be really starting to hurt in Europe...
Posted by: magpie   2018-10-03 10:33  

#6  Betcha, the Don will use this to cut a few more bucks from US payments to UN.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-10-03 10:31  

#5  I wonder how old-time sieges would have ended up under these rules.
Posted by: gorb   2018-10-03 10:23  

#4  What is it about "NO" that you don't understand?
Posted by: AlanC   2018-10-03 10:02  

#3  The French may have not gotten the memo.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-10-03 09:19  

#2  Perhaps the US could re-apportion UN dues to such matters. UN dues could go to hurricane relief and other humanitarian issues, maybe even a little to Iran. As long as it doesn't go to the UN.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2018-10-03 09:10  

#1  Fuck you.

Good luck enforcing that. BTW... isn't it time to re-evaluate your funding for next year?
Posted by: DarthVader   2018-10-03 08:59  

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