• 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…

  • Expert Interview
    Palestine/IsraelInternational Law

    The ICC Arrest Warrants and the Implications for Israel

    Nov 21, 2024

    Jonathan Kuttab and Khalil E. Jahshan discuss the ICC's decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Min…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    The Ethnic Cleansing of Northern Gaza

    Oct 23, 2024

    Hanna Alshaikh discusses the forced displacement of Palestinians in northern Gaza and the demolition of their neighborhoods by Israel's military.