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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...25 Aug Would the ICC Have Jurisdiction over Ahmadinejad’s Statements?
I read with great interest Professor Bell’s analysis of whether the ICC would have jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute President Ahmadinejad for direct and public incitement to genocide. I just want to to point out that the jurisdictional question he discusses is actually more complicated than he suggests. The critical Article is Article 12, “Preconditions to the Exercise of Jurisdiction,” which reads: 1. A State which becomes a Party to this Statute thereby accepts the jurisdiction of the Court with respect to the crimes referred to in article 5. 2....05 Dec Annapolis and the Road Map
...territorial commitments are one way the process could continue, at least for a time, in the face of attacks. The steps would also enable Israel to start the peace process by saying and showing that it is complying with the Road Map and Oslo on key issues related to the ultimate disposition of territory. This could strengthen Israel’s position on territorial questions, if it creates a climate for negotiations in which Palestine would agree to some Israeli retention of West Bank settlements. By contrast, if Israel expands settlements, roads and...
23 Mar TWAIL Pedagogy: Un-Learning Colonial Ways of Teaching International Law
...of the dialectics at play. C- Epistemic Renewal Imagine yourself lecturing students from Argentina, China, Cuba, India, Iraq, Libya, Palestine, South Africa, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen on the fundamentals of international law: the principle of world peace, sovereign equality of states, prohibition on the use of force, and promotion of economic and social advancement. One student enquires about the legality of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Other than religion and skin colour, what’s so different about Ukraine, they wonder? Will the ICC issue arrest warrants for Blair and Bush? Another...04 Dec Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The US has criticized Israel’s decision to expand settlements in the E1 area, following the UNGA’s decision to grant Palestine non-member state status. Five European countries (France, Denmark, Sweden, the UK and Spain) and the Australian government has also summoned the Israeli ambassador in protest. Despite the criticism, Israel plans to move ahead with the settlement construction. More analysis about the effect of the UNGA’s resolution on statehood of Palestine can be found at the Arms Control Blog. Following intelligence reports, President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton repeated their...
01 Sep The European Union Human Rights Sanctions Regime and its Applicability to the Situation in Gaza and the West Bank in Accordance with International Law
...and genocide. The first article of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948) is unequivocal on this obligation, so is IHL under Common Art. 1. When such violations are subject to sanctions, the objective is compliance with international law. Sanctions for Violations in Gaza and the West Bank? The IPC declaration of famine in Gaza on 15 August 2025 marks the unimaginable. The devastation continued to spiral despite the stark alerts from the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the International Criminal Court (ICC), the...
28 Jul Symposium on Ljubljana – The Hague Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance: Critical Reflections – Victims’ Rights under the Ljubljana – The Hague Convention: Revisiting the Travaux Préparatoires
...victims in Article 81 reflects existing language, that is, Rule 85 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court (“ICC RPE”). The justification for including a definition in the Convention was the need for greater certainty and worldwide uniformity with regards to the protection of victims. Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Austria, Amnesty International, Redress, among others, were in favour of adding the definition. However, some delegations, such as Switzerland, Australia, Canada, and the UK, questioned the need for the inclusion of such a definition....08 May Guest Post: French Companies May Build in the West Bank — An Assessment of the Versailles Court of Appeals Case
...to the general concession contract. A pro-Palestinian group, Association France Palestine Solidarité (AFPS), filed a lawsuit against Alstom Transport in 2007 in a French lower court (Tribunal de Grande Instance de Nanterre); another pro-Palestinian organization, l’Organisation de Libération de la Palestine (OLP), later joined the lawsuit as co-plaintiff. Plaintiffs argued that the French court should void Alstom’s construction contracts, because the general concession contract’s (between Citypass and Israel) object or purpose (“cause” in French) was illicit (because the State of Israel’s true motivation in the construction project was the continuance...