Iran Press/ Iran News: Canada listed Ottawa as a terror sponsor in 2012 and broke diplomatic ties as relations frayed over Tehran's support for Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, its nuclear program, and threats to Israel.
The Center for International Legal Affairs of the Legal Assistant of the President at the Iranian Presidential Office on behalf of the Government of Iran has lodged a lawsuit against Canada at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
The lawsuit said Canada had breached Iran's state immunity by a law passed in 2012, designating it a sponsor of terrorism, the UN's top court said Wednesday.
Foreign states are normally immune to Canadian civil claims.
Iran has asked the international court to compel the Canadian government to stop breaching the immunity of the Iranian government by the courts of that North American country, the Hague-based ICJ said in a statement.
"Canada has adopted and implemented a series of legislative, executive, and judicial measures against Iran and its property in breach of its international obligations," Iran said in its filing to the court.
The ICJ was set up after World War II to resolve disputes between UN member states. Its judgments are final but can take years.
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