The highest UN court is ruled on Thursday on a pressing request from Mexico to require Ecuador to defend Mexican political property following the arrest of a former vice president at the embassy in Quito.
The April 5 attack, which came shortly after Mexico granted former vice president Jorge Glas ‘ request for asylum, drew widespread criticism in Latin America and heightened tensions that had been raging between the two nations since Glas, a fugitive and fugitive, found shelter at the consulate in December.
At a reading late last month, Alejandro Celorio Alcantara, legal director for Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, told International Court of Justice courts Ecuador’s activities overstepped “lines in global rules which should not be crossed”.
The hearing on Thursday is part of a preliminary stage of a case brought by Mexico that claims Ecuador has broken international law. It is asking the court to halt Ecuador from membership of the UN until it “appears to have accepted its violation of basic principles and norms of international law” and agrees to pay reparations.
The event will probably take years to overcome. Mexico wants the court to direct Ecuador to get “appropriate and quick steps to offer total protection and security of political premises” and to stop any further intrusions. Additionally, it wants Ecuador to allow Mexico to clear its political buildings and the country’s officials ‘ properties.
At open sessions at the Hague- based judge, the mind of Ecuador’s legal group, Andres Teran Parral, defended storming the Mexican Embassy, telling courts that his country acted to take custody of Glas, whom he called” a typical criminal”.
He added that Quito has already complied with the measures requested by Mexico, so the ICJ does n’t need to act right away.
