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07 May CUNY Embarrasses Itself over Playwright Tony Kushner (Updated)
...either. [insert here] delenda est KJH, if I do wish you wrote less about Israel and Palestine it is because I get much more out of your writing about, eg, the ICC. As it happens I consider BDS to be an abomination, insofar as bad ideas go. I didn't think this of the divestment of interests in South Africa but I don't actually see the logical link, unless it is to highlight the absurdity of choosing Israel for 'BDS'. But I am reassured to hear that you do oppose any...
12 Jan How Does ‘Matter’ Matter In International Conflict and Security? An Examination of the Importance of Mosques
...genocide against Uighur Muslims, thousands of mosques have been destroyed or converted to other uses, part of China’s attempt to “re-educate” the Muslim community and remove their ability to learn, gather, and pray at the mosques. The most volatile and ongoing conflict involving mosques is in Palestine, where Israeli forces and Jewish citizens frequently attack the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, terrorizing civilians as they gather to pray, chanting “Mohammed is dead,” and calling for the destruction of the mosque. In one such attack, timed to occur...30 Jul Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, July 30, 2013
...to make tough compromises to reach a peace deal. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas made comments before negotiations began that no Israeli settler or border force could remain in Palestine and all settlements built in Palestine are illegal. Foreign Policy discusses the “Unsettled Question,” about exactly how many Jews have settled in the West Bank. China has ruled out the possibility of a proposed summit with Japan. European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi late on Monday and held two hours of “in depth” discussions....04 Jun Events and Announcements: 4 June 2023
...also explore the complementarity of the CAH Convention with the Rome Statute (ICC) and the proposed Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. For more information and to register, click here. The Forthcoming ICJ Advisory Opinion and the Question of Palestine: On 14 June 2023 at 5 pm Jerusalem time (UTC+3), the Diakonia IHL Centre will host a webinar titled The Forthcoming ICJ Advisory Opinion and the Question of Palestine, featuring speakers Professor Susan Akram (Boston University) and Dr Marco Longobardo (University of Westminster). To learn more and to register, please click here....06 Sep Weekday News Wrap: Thursday, September 6, 2012
The Liberian Daily Observer has reported that Judge Sow of the Special Court for Sierra Leone has been called by the defense team of Charles Taylor and will testify in his appeal. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has accused both the government and the rebel forces in Syria of human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law. Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, said that Palestine will make a bid this month at the UN General Assembly for an upgraded status to non-member observer state, now...06 Dec Events and Announcements: 5 December 2020
...pages specifying submission category (1-7 above). For categories 3 and 4 please include: research description, goals, innovation, methodology and budget; For all other categories please include areas of focus, goals, expected outputs. All applications must be accompanied by a curriculum vita of applicant(s) and two names of potential recommenders familiar with his/her abilities. Deadline: 8 February 2021. Please send submissions to Dr. Michal Ben Gal, Minerva Center Research Coordinator bmichal[at]geo[dot]haifa[dot]ac[dot]il. See also our website under “Funding Opportunities“. Call for Papers Palestinian Yearbook of International Law: The Palestine Yearbook of International...
07 May On the Refusal to Call a Spade a Spade
[Nimer Sultany is a Reader in Public Law at SOAS University of London and the Editor-in-Chief of the Palestine Yearbook of International Law.] In a recent lecture at the Imperial War Museums, the prominent lawyer and author Philippe Sands makes several problematic and surprising claims concerning South Africa v. Israel, the genocide case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Sands, who represents Palestine in the ICJ case on the legality of the occupation, claims in this lecture that he no longer thinks that genocide is a useful concept anymore....
01 Nov Fourth Annual Symposium on Pop Culture and International Law: Mafalda and the World – A Timeless Critique from a Twailer
...world would only look to where they point. And these heavyweights did not point to Palestine. Similarly to today, where condemnation of Israeli actions came at first from ‘lightweight’ and ‘middle weight’ countries but not from ‘heavyweight’ ones. It is the latter the ones that are hindering stopping the atrocities committed, it is the latter the ones that are erasing Palestinian voices. As a ‘lightweight’ country, Palestine’s voice does not matter. Mafalda has a complicated relationship with the United Nations. She lives in this ‘double consciousness’, Mafalda wants a seat...11 Apr Events and Announcements: 11 April 2021
Events Webinar on Palestine, Israel and the ICC: The Nottingham Law School (NLS) Centre for Rights and Justice is pleased to announce a webinar on ‘The Long Walk to Justice: Palestine, Israel and the International Criminal Court’ on 12 April 2021 from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. The webinar will host the contributions of Prof Richard Falk, former UN special rapporteur on the situation in the occupied territories, and of world-leading voices (of both scholars and practitioners) involved in the international legal debate surrounding this pressing issue (Prof. Chantal Meloni,...
09 Dec Symposium on Forensic and Counter-Forensic Approaches to International Law: Genocide in Gaza – Earth Observation, Surveillance, and the Politics of Control
[Dr. Giuliana Rotola is a space law and policy specialist whose work spans sustainability, governance, Indigenous methodologies, and post-colonial approaches to space norms. She is fellowship coordinator at the Palestine Space Institute.] Earth Observation as Witness to Systematic Destruction International law defines genocide as acts committed with the intent to destroy a protected group. Amnesty International’s December 2024 report argues that Israel’s offensive on Gaza includes such prohibited acts, like mass killings, severe harm, and life-destroying conditions, showing a clear intent to destroy Palestinians. Framed by longstanding dispossession, apartheid, and...