On July 23, 2018, the International Court of Justice delivered its Order on Qatar’s request for provisional measures in the case concerning Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Qatar v. United Arab Emirates). The Court found that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may have discriminated against Qatari nationals when it implemented a blockade in June 2017 and ordered the UAE to reunite Qatari families that were separated due to the blockade, allow Qatari students to complete their studies in the UAE, and allow Qataris affected by the UAE’s measures in June to receive judicial access in the UAE. According to the press release, Qatar instituted proceedings against the UAE in June 2018, arguing that the UAE had violated the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination when it “enacted and implemented a series of discriminatory measures directed against Qataris based on their national origin,” particularly when it “expelled all Qataris within its territory and prohibited all Qataris from entering the UAE.” The Order will remain in place while the Court decides on the merits of the case.