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Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
The Credibility of the International System is at Stake
May 15, 2025Tamara Kharroub
"What is at stake is not only the fate of the Palestinian people, but the credibility of the international system and the legitimacy and relevance of internati…
Lecture
Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
The Nakba Is a Deliberate and Ongoing Israeli Colonial Policy
May 15, 2025Tamara Kharroub
"The Nakba is a deliberate and ongoing Israeli colonial policy, seeking the erasure of Palestinians by design for nearly eight decades." Listen to remarks by A…
Fresh Take
Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
Netanyahu and the Extent of Europe’s Commitment to International Law
Apr 8, 2025
Yousef Munayyer discusses Netanyahu's fear of getting arrested for war crimes and the attempts of some European leaders to defy international law and ignore Ne…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
Denying Genocide through Terminological Hairsplitting
Apr 1, 2025Azmi Bishara
Genocide is a denial of the right of existence of entire human groups, as homicide is the denial of the right to live of individual human beings; such denial o…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
The Slowdown in Enforcing International Law
Jan 29, 2025Jonathan Kuttab
International law has helped govern the behavior of states for hundreds of years. Early principles like the prohibition on poisoning wells (rooted in just war …
External Readings
Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
States & the EU must wake up to the illegality of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory
Jan 19, 2025 Ralph Wilde
Six months on from the ICJ ruling that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territory is illegal, states & the EU are still in denial.
From our Affiliates
Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
Netanyahu and Gallant Arrest Warrants: International Justice on Trial
Jan 5, 2025Nizar Ayoub
When the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court of 1998 was adopted, very few expected that it would be applied to Israeli officials.
Viewpoint
Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
Israel, Syria, and International Law
Dec 26, 2024Jonathan Kuttab
The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has provided Israel with yet more opportunities to brazenly tear apart the fabric of international legal norms, f…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu: A Long Time Coming
Nov 27, 2024Susan M. Akram John B. Quigley
The charges against Netanyahu and Gallant include the war crimes of starvation as a method of warfare and intentional attacks against civilians and the crimes …
From our Affiliates
Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
Implications of the ICC Arrest Warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant
Nov 26, 2024The Unit for Political Studies
The ICC’s arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant set a qualitative precedent in the history of international judicial practice; no international judicia…
SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Justice and Accountability in Syria: Ten Years After the Caesar Report
Dec 5, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Experts examine the prospects for justice and accountability in Syria, ten years after the release of the Caesar Report.
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
Gaza and Lebanon: No Distinction Between Civilian and Military Targets
Nov 22, 2024Jonathan Kuttab
One of the consequences of the present Israeli war on Gaza has been the blatant erosion of respect for and belief in international legal principles and institu…