FACT CHECK · GENOCIDE, ICJ/ICC/UN, GAZA DEATH TOLL
Claim: A UN commission is not a court
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
The UN Commission of Inquiry is not a court and cannot issue binding legal judgments. The court that can, the ICJ, has no merits ruling yet: South Africa's Reply is due 22 Nov 2027.
SOURCE
UN COI mandate (summary); ICJ order 21 May 2026 (SA Presidency)
en.wikipedia.org · thepresidency.gov.za
en.wikipedia.org · thepresidency.gov.za
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