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Kulbhushan Jadhav – International Court of Justice
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- International Court of Justice (ICJ) has directed Pakistan to review conviction order of the alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and put his death sentence on hold.
- ICJ also asked Islamabad to allow New Delhi consular access at earliest.
- Pakistan has been accused of violating Article 36 of Vienna Convention of Consular Relations, 1963.
- It has failed to inform India about Jadhav’s arrest immediately after Pakistan Army had taken him into custody in 2016.
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- ICJ is located at The Hague, Netherlands.
- It was established in 1945.
- It comprises a panel of 15 judges elected by the UN General Assembly and Security Council for nine-year terms.
- India’s Former Supreme Court Justice Dalveer Bhandari serves at ICJ since 2012.
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