Social media users in Thailand falsely claim that the International Court of Justice has ordered all countries to stop administering Covid-19 vaccines over health concerns. The court does not have the power to tell countries to cease vaccinations, legal experts said, and has not handled any cases involving Covid-19 vaccination, as of November 29. Health authorities say the benefits of Covid-19 vaccination far outweigh the risks.

"Finally, the truth about gene-modifying Covid-19 vaccines," reads a Thai-language Facebook post shared on October 24.

"The world court has ordered all countries to cease vaccinations because they see the dangers to humans from this vaccine."

The International Court of Justice, sometimes known as the world court, is the United Nations' highest court.

The post adds that Covid-19 vaccines "cannot really protect people" and contain "a substance that causes irregularities with the blood vessels, which will permanently neutralise our body's immune system."

The post attributes the information to German lawyer Reiner Fuellmich -- who has previously shared false claims about the pandemic and Covid-19 vaccines -- and links to a now-deleted blog post on Thai platform Blockdit sharing the same claim.

No power to block vaccination

Lori F. Damrosch, a professor at New York's Columbia Law School, said the International Court of Justice (ICJ) cannot order countries to stop vaccination.

"Only States can bring cases to the ICJ, and only by virtue of the consent...

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