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27 Apr The Status of the Gaza Strip – a Short Response
Wikileaks also revealed that IDF Military Advocate General Mandelblit had advised U.S. officials that the government of Israel considered the Palestinian Article 12(3) declaration accepting the jurisdiction of the ICC as an "act of war". He asked the US to weigh-in with the PA and the ICC and publicly state that the ICC lacked jurisdiction. In a subsequent meeting between US Ambassador Rice and ICC President Song, the Judge advised that many states feared U.S. retaliation if they were to become parties to the Rome Statute. The Ambassador said the...
20 Nov What Does International Law Have to Say About the Conditions of Life in Gaza Today?
...been detained in the both the West Bank and Gaza since 7 October. The legality of the Israeli response to the 7 October attack, particularly its proportionality, will undoubtedly be much debated by lawyers and politicians. Grappling with this issue will also be those conducting an independent and impartial investigations such as the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) who has visited Rafah and is already investigating the situation, UN human rights mechanisms, particularly...23 Aug Weekday News Wrap: Thursday, August 23, 2012
...Movement in Tehran, despite pressure from the US not to attend. Iran has assumed responsibility for crude oil shipments to enable oil exports to Asia to be resumed after the EU’s sanctions banned insurance on oil tankers from Iran. Much to the chagrin of Israel, South Africa has approved “made in Palestine” labels for items imported from the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Israel’s Foreign Minister wrote to the Quartet, looking for international support to oust Palestinian President Abbas, although Prime Minister Netanyahu was quick to respond that the letter did not...29 Sep Weekend Roundup: September 22-28, 2012
...speech as prepared for delivery. Further on UN appearances, Kevin wondered whether Benjamin Netanyahu’s “red line” about Iran’s nuclear bomb could still be taken seriously. Other posts also dealt with Iran. Kevin asked why progressive bloggers were so willing to overlook the MEK’s involvement in the assassination of Iranian scientists when claiming that the organization has not been involved in terrorist attacks for years, and Deborah Pearlstein wrote about new drone technology reportedly developed by Iran. In a guest post, Chantal Meloni argued why the Palestine-ICC saga is far from...29 Nov Weekend Roundup: November 23-29, 2014
...legislation. As for our regular bloggers, Julian urged us to get real about the possibilities of an anti-corruption court–he is convinced it would never work. Julian is also convinced that it’s pointless for the US to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Kevin announced an event on the ICC and Palestine being held at Doughty Street Chambers on Tuesday, December 2nd in London. As always, I wrapped up the news and also posted events and announcements. Many thanks to our guest contributors and have a nice weekend!...21 Sep The Devil and the Apocalypse
...the empire and Israel firing on the people of Palestine and Lebanon…. What we now have to do is define the future of the world. Dawn is breaking out all over. You can see it in Africa and Europe and Latin America and Oceanea. I want to emphasize that optimistic vision. We have to strengthen ourselves, our will to do battle, our awareness. We have to build a new and better world. Venezuela joins that struggle, and that’s why we are threatened…. You know that my personal doctor had to...
17 Jun The Domestic Definitions of the Crime of Genocide: A Dizzying Diversity
...literature only focused on a select number of jurisdictions and generally held that even though there are a few notable examples of changes in domestic criminal legislation, these can be seen as aberrations and the overwhelming majority of states implemented the international definition. However, after conducting a comprehensive review of the domestic criminal laws of 196 countries (all 193 UN Member States and the Holy See, Kosovo, and Palestine) and the Special Administrative Region of Macao, I have found that the differences are actually much more significant than hitherto assumed....13 Nov Small Sovereign Archipelago Seeks New, Elevated Homeland
...residents of Malé, the world’s most densely populated town where more than 100,000 people cram into 2 square kilometers (see the photo above). Nasheed’s solution? Find new land to relocate the population: “We can do nothing to stop climate change on our own and so we have to buy land elsewhere. It’s an insurance policy for the worst possible outcome. After all, the Israelis [began by buying] land in Palestine,” said Nasheed . . . The president, a human rights activist who swept to power in elections last month after...
29 Nov Also Not the ICC Arrest Warrants we Were Waiting For: On the Six Warrants in the Libya Situation
[Juliette Rémond Tiedrez is a Legal Researcher at the International Commission of Jurists’ Middle East and North Africa programme.] The views expressed in this post are the author’s alone and do not represent any institutional position on the part of the International Commission of Jurists. On 4 October 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) granted the Office of the Prosecutor’s (OTP) request to unseal six warrants of arrest. These were not the warrants most international criminal law scholars had been waiting for as they relate to...19 May Events and Announcements: 19 May 2024
...be hosting two leading UN experts to address the urgent and evolving child rights crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel: Ann Skelton (Chairperson, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child) and Farida Shaheed (UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education). Both the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education have engaged extensively with the child rights issues raised by the Israel-Palestine conflict. This seminar is a unique opportunity to get their perspectives on the challenges...