Iran Files an Application Against Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom Constituting an Appeal Against a Decision by the ICAO Council

Excerpt:  “Iran states that the proceedings before the ICAO Council “concern a disagreement relating to the interpretation and application of the Chicago Convention with respect to the erroneous shooting down of a civil aircraft in flight Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (‘Flight PS752’) by Iran’s military on 8 January 2020”. The subject-matter of the dispute referred to the Court is ‘Iran’s appeal against the validity and correctness of the Decision of the ICAO Council rendered on 17 March 2025 in relation to the preliminary objections’ raised by Iran to the competence of the ICAO Council, which were rejected.”