Author: Jane Rooney

[Dr Jane Rooney is an associate professor in international law at Durham Law School, UK] Part 1 considered the legal authority of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel (COI report) and the extent to which it could be used to legitimise decision-making of the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Part 2 considers...

[Dr Jane Rooney is an associate professor in international law at Durham Law School, UK] A new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect on 10 October 2025. This is the second ceasefire to be declared since the Hamas attack on Israeli civilians on 7 October 2023 which prompted the beginning of atrocities in Gaza. Israel has violated the ceasefire...