EU to consider lawsuit against China if it imposes national security law on Hong Kong
In a resolution adopted on June 19, the European Union voted in favour of bringing China before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over its decision to adopt a new national security law for semi-autonomous Hong-Kong.“MEPs call on the EU and its Member States to consider, in the event the new security law is applied, filing a case before the International Court of Justice alleging that China's decision to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong violates the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR),” the text of the resolution that was published on European parliament's official website read.The resolution to file a case against China at the ICJ if the new security law for Hong Kong is applied was adopted in the Europ