ICJ to hear Mexico’s dispute with Ecuador: All you need to know
Al Jazeera
Mexico and Ecuador have brought complaints against each other at the international court, escalating a diplomatic feud.
It is the latest escalation in a long-simmering diplomatic feud: On Tuesday and Wednesday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to hear a case brought by Mexico against Ecuador over alleged violations of international law.
At the heart of the case lies the controversial decision to storm Mexico’s Embassy in Quito.
On April 5, Ecuadorian police scaled the embassy’s fence and burst through its doors to arrest Jorge Glas, a former vice president twice convicted of corruption.
He had been sheltering in Mexico’s Embassy since December. His arrest, however, came just hours after Mexico offered him political asylum — and warned Ecuador against any intervention in that process.
The police raid on Mexico’s Embassy prompted widespread outcry, with many experts seeing it as a violation of international law, which protects embassies from the interference of local law enforcement.
