International Court rejected two preliminary objections raised by  Azerbaijan in the case brought by Armenia 

ArmInfo.The International Court has rejected two preliminary objections raised by Azerbaijan in  the case brought by Armenia against Azerbaijan. The decision was announced on November 12 during an open session.  Note that we are talking about Azerbaijan's objections to Armenia's claim in the  International Court against Azerbaijan regarding the latter's violations of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).

The ratio of votes against rejecting the first objection in the Court  was 16/1, while for the second objection it was 15/2. The objections  raised by the Azerbaijani side were related to the argument that  certain demands made by Armenia were beyond the jurisdiction of the  International Court. Additionally, the Azerbaijani side expressed  confidence that negotiations between the parties outside the court  could yield positive results. However, the International Court didn't  find this belief convincing.

The President of the International Court, announced the decision and  also read the text of Armenia's statement. It claims that due to  Azerbaijan's policy of Armenophobia, Armenians have faced systematic  discrimination, mass murder, torture, violence and inhuman treatment.  According to Armenia, Azerbaijan has been pursuing a policy of racial  discrimination for decades, thus violating several provisions of  ICERD.