The oral hearings in The Gambia–Myanmar case are taking place from 12 to 29 January at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Netherlands. Myanmar delivered its first oral arguments from 10 am to 6 pm local time on 19 January, with its lead counsel, Mr Christopher Staker, and counsel, Mr Sam-Bloom Cooper and Ms Leigh Lawrie, presenting the case.

Myanmar’s lawyers responded to The Gambia’s allegations, with Mr Stefan Talmon addressing The Gambia’s claim on alleged hate speech and propaganda, and Ms Alina Miron responding to allegation concerning the violation of the obligation to punish and destruction of evidence.

Myanmar’s lawyer Sam-Bloom Cooper responded that genocide has not been established and dismissed the allegations of failure to meet the burden of proof, while Mr Stefan Talmon responded to The Gambia’s allegations concerning alleged legal consequences. (The counterarguments of Myanmar’s counsels are excerpted separately.)

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