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27 Dec NYU’s Selective Defence of Academic Freedom
...is appropriate to clarify that that quote was the result of manipulation. Said’s opinion has been distorted to support a theory that he would not have agreed with: «This committee [the Arab Higher Committee], – this is the complete sentence written by Said – chaired by Palestine’s national leader, Hajj Amin al-Hussaini, represented the Palestinian Arab national consensus, had the backing of the Palestinian political parties that functioned in Palestine, and was recognized in some form by Arab governments as the voice of the Palestinian people» [Said and Hitchens 1988,...31 Mar Symposium on Palestine and the ICC at Justice in Conflict
Just in time for the activation of Palestine’s membership in the ICC, over the next few days Mark Kersten’s blog, Justice in Conflict, will be featuring posts by all of the people who participated in last week’s roundtable at the LSE — Mark, me, Kirsten Ainley, Dov Jacobs, Chantal Meloni, Leslie Vinjamuri, and Michael Kearney. Mark’s introductory post can be found here. I will post a link to a podcast of the LSE event as soon as it’s available. My contribution to the symposium should be up tomorrow or the...02 Apr Guest Post on the ICC and Palestine at Justice in Conflict
My contribution to the symposium is now available. Here is the introduction: I want to start with a prediction, one I’ve made before and still subscribe to: the ICC will never open a formal investigation into the situation in Palestine. People of all political persuasions seem to think that the ICC is somehow eager to leap into the most politicised conflict of the modern era. I disagree, not because the situation doesn’t deserve to be investigated – I think it is one of the gravest situations in the world –...
28 Feb Should the ICJ Answer the General Assembly’s Request for an Advisory Opinion on the Legality of Israel’s Occupation?
...subject-matter…can be regarded as only a bilateral matter between Israel and Palestine” given the UN’s “permanent responsibility towards the question of Palestine” (para. 49). The Court deemed that the question put to it was “located in a much broader frame of reference than a bilateral dispute” (para 50). In Chagos, the Court opined that the issues raised by the request were located in the broader frame of reference of decolonization (para. 88). As part of this inquiry, the Court also assesses the purpose of the request. In a number of...06 Sep Neocons, Israel, Latin America, and Other Final Thoughts and Questions
...grand strategy appears to be one that treats the Palestine conflict as standing at the center of America’s terrorism security problem. It seems to me to suggest, not precisely that terrorists are terrorists because of Palestine, but rather that the legitimacy of terrorism that some ascribe to it rests upon Palestine; make that legitimacy go away and terrorism would be seriously undercut. And the reason I feel some confidence in saying that the defining feature of neoconservatism, in this account (as distinguished from anything else or any other approach to...20 Oct ICC and Palestine Event at George Mason
The event at George Mason University on the ICC and Palestine is today. Here, again, is the flyer: If you cannot attend, the live-stream link is here....
25 Apr The Appeals Chamber Decides Israel’s Appeals — And Refuses to Suspend the Arrest Warrants
...noting. In 2021, a differently constituted Pre-Trial Chamber held that the Court has jurisdiction over Israeli nationals who commit international crimes on the territory of Palestine because Palestine is a party to the Rome Statute. When the current Pre-Trial Chamber rejected Israel’s jurisdictional challenge, it said that it considered the 2021 Decision to be res judicata. The Appeals Chamber held that the Pre-Trial Chamber did not adequately explain why that was the case (para. 59): In view of the particularities of the preceding stages of the proceedings in the Situation...
29 Jul Unbroken Bond: Tracing the Ties Between African and Palestinian Anti-Colonial Struggles – Symposium Introduction
facilitating settler colonialism and land grabbing in Zimbabwe and Palestine, the historical ties between South African and Palestinian struggles against apartheid, and the economics of suffering and racial capitalism as lenses to understand the interconnectedness of the Palestinian struggle and ongoing African conflicts. We are grateful to the diverse and courageous group of early-career researchers and senior academics who have dedicated their time and labour to advancing this essential debate on justice and human dignity worldwide. Where some senior scholars from the continent have chosen to remain silent on Palestine,...
07 Nov Fresh Squeezed! Episode 1:1 – Freedom Dreams for Palestine and International Law: An Interview with Noura Erakat
...Palestine; it’s a window into the broader dilemmas faced by critical thinkers in international law. Join Mohsen al Attar and Omar Kamel for an enlightening conversation with Erakat that challenges conventional wisdom and will spark new perspectives. https://youtu.be/bTy3XYVxIZU?si=TJdN5VRdeskLROm9 You may access the audio on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube Radio. Transcripts are available in: Arabic, English, and French Transcripts will be available in: Chinese, Hindi, Portuguese, and Spanish All contributors record Fresh Squeezed Podcast episodes in their individual capacity, and their opinions do not necessarily reflect the official position of Opinio...
17 Oct A Visible College, 2.0: Israel, Hamas, and the International Legal Community
...of violence perpetrated in Israel and Palestine. I have found myself thinking, over the past week, about the role I have played. Nearly a decade ago, at the very beginning of my academic teaching career, I was handed a wad of existing lecture notes for an undergraduate course I was soon to deliver on public international law. Knowing nothing about pedagogy or curricular decolonisation, I graciously accepted the notes, unquestioningly delivering the course as my predecessors had designed it. The only mention of Israel and Palestine in these documents was...