Big Win for India, ICJ Stays Jadhav’s Execution For Now

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• The ICJ unanimously stays Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav’s death sentence until its proceedings are over.
  
• The bench of judges observed that the dispute is capable of falling under Vienna Convention.
  
• India should have been given consular access as per Vienna convention, the bench ruled.
  

The Quint in Conversation With SC Lawyer Aishwarya Bhati on the ICJ Verdict

Five Takeaways from the ICJ Verdict

'Pakistan Govt Doesn't Accept ICJ Order'

Pakistan does not accept the International Court of Justice's jurisdiction in matters related to national security, its Foreign Office said on Thursday after the UN court stayed the execution of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav.

Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria also hit out at India, saying the country has been "trying to hide its real face" by taking the case of Jadhav to ICJ.

“The real face of India will be exposed before the world. Pakistan will present solid evidence against Kulbhushan Jadhav in the International Court,” he said, adding that Jadhav has confessed his crimes of sabotage, terrorism and subversion activities not only once but twice.

Pakistan's Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf Ali said:

India has no substance in the case — provisional measures have no bearing whatsoever on Court’s final decision.

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