This request was turned down, suggesting the ICJ did not find India's case as watertight as New Delhi believed it was. Drawing that link represented a violation of the Vienna Convention, Salve said. Those conditions include disputes over the interpretation of "multilateral treaties" like the Vienna Convention unless all members of that treaty - 179 countries in this case - are party to the case. The Vienna Convention refers to protections offered for consular behaviour aimed "at promoting friendly relations between them in accordance with the provisions of the present Convention". He cited India's "silence" on the passport to buttress the claim that Jadhav was a spy.

Source: The Telegraph May 15, 2017 21:33 UTC