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Mai Rl- Sadany: “one of the key arguments Israel made at the @CIJ_ICJ for case dismissal is that there is no "dispute" between the two countries and that Israel wasn't given opportunities to engage with S Africa's concerns prior to ICJ.
Here's why this argument is a weak one.
The Genocide Convention, under which jurisdiction for this case was established, does not require escalatory measures before a "dispute" is referred to the @CIJ_ICJ. Some treaties like CAT do, but this does not.
Here's the relevant article establishing jurisdiction. (2)
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I read the SA complaint, and this was one of the very FIRST things SA addressed. Anyone dissenting simply didn't read the SA document.