23
Oct
Encoding Empire: How Legal Rhetoric Justifies Occupation and Masks Resistance
[Joyce Choo worked as a fellow with UNRWA during the 2025 Gaza war. She holds an LLM in international legal studies from NYU School of Law, where she was a Transitional Justice Scholar] In recent years, the doctrine of self-defense has become a powerful tool for states to entrench territorial dominance. When Israel bombs Gaza, India militarizes Kashmir and Pakistan occupies...