Lawyer Alan Pellet has left the Russian Council of the International Court of Justice amid the war in Ukraine
By The Messenger Staff
Friday, March 4, 2022
Alan Pellet, a member of the International Court of Justice, who was a member of the Russian Council and defended Russia's interests in the International Court of Justice, has resigned.
He said it had become impossible to defend and represent a country that hates the law.
"I am honored to work with you and protect the interests of your country, a country I love very much. I appreciated that while we were defending them together, we could freely express our opinion without making mistakes. I have seen the pangs of conscience in some of you, and I have heard the unwavering devotion of some. It is enough, however.
“Yesterday I sent a letter of resignation to the relevant people: lawyers can defend more or less dubious cases, but it has become impossible to represent a country that hates the law so much in law enforcement forums,” said Alan Pellet.
Pellet defended Russia's interests in Crimea against Ukraine in the International Court of Justice in 2014.
Pellet represented the Russian side in the Georgia-Russia case at the International Court of Justice in 2008-2011. The case discussed the extent to which Russia violated part of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in the 2008 war.