Georgia had claimed that by those actions, the Russian Federation had violated several provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.  As the basis for the jurisdiction of the Court, Georgia had invoked article 22 of the Convention.
La Géorgie a affirmé qu'en commettant ces actes, la Fédération de Russie avait violé plusieurs dispositions de la Convention et a invoqué l'article 22 de celle-ci comme fondement de la compétence de la Cour.