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27 Nov Radical Islam and the Egyptian Elections
...Despite the fact that there arguably has never been a truly free Arab democracy in 1,500 years, we may be on the cusp of a nascent move toward democracy in the region. There are encouraging signs of democracy’s progress in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Egypt. One wonders if we are witnessing an inchoate Arab democracy movement that will revolutionize politics in the Middle East. The rosiest vision is that democracy will flower there much as it did with the Polish Solidarity movement in the early 1980s, which in a...
09 Feb When the Host Turns Hostile: Moving UN Headquarters to Save Multilateralism?
...prospect remains, for now, remote. By contrast, temporary relocation of key functions fits comfortably within existing practice. The General Assembly already has discretion over where to convene particular sessions and summits, as demonstrated in 1988 when it decided (Res 43/49) to hold plenary meetings on the question of Palestine at the United Nations Office at Geneva after the host State refused a visa to Yasser Arafat. Special or emergency sessions have likewise been convened in Geneva, as was done for the ‘Geneva 2000’ special session. More recently, in August 2025, several...19 May The Right to Health in the Occupied Palestinian Territory during the COVID-19 Pandemic
...Authority and Hamas, as the de facto authority in the Gaza Strip, are to cooperate with Israel to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. The State of Palestine fully retains its obligations under the ICESCR, including with regard to the right to health, in areas where it exercises authority. As highlighted by the ESCR Committee, States should prioritize “minimum core obligations imposed by the Covenant” and “adopt appropriate regulatory measures to ensure that healthcare resources in both the public and the private sectors are mobilized and shared among the whole population to ensure a comprehensive, coordinated health-care response...26 Nov Rafah Crossing
Palestine moved one step closer to peace with the opening of the Rafah crossing to Egypt. With no international airport open, the Rafah checkpoint is the international gateway into Gaza. President Abbas was celebrating yesterday at the opening ceremony: “I think every Palestinian now has his passport ready in his pocket. Let them come to cross at this terminal whenever they want.” Or as one border crosser put it, “Today is a day of happiness for every Palestinian, the suffering is coming to an end…” The most prophetic words came...
08 Mar A Short-Term Option for Addressing Misinformation during Public Health Emergencies: Online Nudging and the Human Right to Freedom of Thought
...the International Criminal Court and its jurisdiction over the situation in Palestine. Kevin Jon Heller has pointed out the ways in which this story is ‘simply false’. Although both are concerning, the first example is but one of many highlighting the problems that arise when social media is involved in the dissemination of information. However, the use of social media has become a widespread and engrained part of many societies, meaning it now has a number of roles (for example, promoting health equity). These roles have become more pressing in...
16 Dec Gaza, Genocide, and the UN General Assembly (Part 2)
...would ‘illogically…prohibit all parties owed an obligation from reacting to the most serious and systematic violations of peremptory norms that international law has recognised as being most grave’. In the case of atrocity crimes, including genocide, it is argued that collective sanctions is a proportionate measure. Conclusion The UNGA is to be commended for taking the leading role in coordinating member state action since 7th October 2023. But the UNGA could do more to protect lives on the ground by recognising the continuation of genocide in Palestine and acting accordingly....
09 May Race, Nationality and the True Color of International Criminal Justice
...lives.” And yet justice was experienced differently in the two tribunals as analyzed above. The establishment of the ICC did not remove focus from the prioritization of white lives as the court’s largest and most efficient investigation has been in Ukraine, where the court also conducted an unprecedented campaign to raise funds to support the investigation. However, the ICC paved the way for a period when international justice became very committed to prosecuting Africans. Despite having a docket made up exclusively of Africans, when accused of having an African bias,...26 Nov Weekday News Wrap: Monday, November 26, 2012
The 18th session of the Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change kicks off today in Doha, Qatar, for a last ditch effort to negotiate new emission reductions before the current ones expire at the end of the year. The Guardian has an article about what to expect. The BBC has an article about Mahmoud Abbas’ (non-)role in the recent Gaza conflict and the impact thereof on the upcoming UN vote on observer status for Palestine. Abbas has called on Britain to support the Palestinian...