South Africa instituted proceedings against Israel at the International Court of Justice, alleging violations of the Genocide Convention in Gaza and requesting provisional measures. The filing connected international solidarity with a legal demand for protection. It was an application containing allegations, not a judicial determination that genocide had occurred.
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South Africa's filing at the ICJ was already a judicial finding that genocide had occurred.
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A filing begins proceedings and presents allegations. A court must separately assess the claims.