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ICJ backs France in dispute with Equatorial Guinea on Paris mansion

Brazil, Switzerland and the U.K. also scrutinized financial dealings of the Equatorial Guinea president's son.

French authorities had seized the building located at 42 avenue Foch in Paris.
French authorities had seized the building located at 42 avenue Foch in Paris. (AN/Polymagou)

The International Court of Justice backed France in a jurisdictional dispute with Equatorial Guinea, ruling that a Paris mansion at the center of a corruption case does not qualify for diplomatic protection.

The decision on Friday from the U.N.’s highest judicial body, based at the Peace Palace in The Hague, prevents Equatorial Guinea from reclaiming the property and marks a legal defeat in its attempt to use international law to challenge a French anti-corruption investigation.

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