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Hearing before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel's occupation of Palestine, February 19, 2024. Photo: Philippe Sands develops his arguments from the Palestinian side.
20 February 2024 by Janet H. Anderson
Palestine’s plea against occupation On the first day of hearings at the International Court of Justice in the Hague on the legality of Israel’s occupation of Palestine, the judges heard from Palestine’s lawyers. They emphasised the international importance of the ca [...]
International Court of Justice (ICJ): 2 questions for peace in Palestine. Photo: view of the court during the hearing of South Africa (right) against Israel (left), facing the judges. 2 question marks are embedded in screens.
16 February 2024 by Janet H. Anderson
Israel occupation: ICJ goes to the heart of the “political deadlock” The two questions being debated from Monday 19 February - by 52 States and 3 international organisations - at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) goes all at once to the heart of the conflict that is raging, of the world lega [...]
Is international justice relevant to prevent genocide in Gaza? Photo: A protestor holds a Palestinian flag in front of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague.
1 February 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Is international justice relevant to prevent genocide in Gaza? Swedish lawyer of Palestinian origin Nada Kiswanson has for the last 15 years provided evidence to various international institutions including the International Criminal Court, in order, she says, to “bring to an end violations c [...]
Victims of the Israel / Palestine war in Rafah (Gaza Strip)
26 January 2024 by AFP
The ICJ calls on Israel to prevent "genocide" in Gaza On 26 January, the International Court of Justice declared itself competent to rule on the dispute between South Africa and Israel concerning the situation in Gaza. It ordered Israel to take "all measures within its power to preve [...]
Israel on trial at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). South Africa accuses Israel of committing genocide against the people of Palestine.
26 January 2024 by Sharon Weill
Israel on Trial The International Court of Justice will deliver today its order on urgent provisional measures requested by South Africa against Israel on the situation in Palestine. Professor Sharon Weill unwraps the parties' arguments and the m [...]
19 January 2024 by AFP
Israel president hit with criminal complaint in Switzerland: prosecutors Israeli President Isaac Herzog has been targeted with a criminal complaint during a visit to Switzerland, Swiss prosecutors said Friday, amid allegations of crimes against humanity over the war in Gaza. The Federal Prosecutor's Of [...]
Israel / Palestine conflict - Inhabitants of Gaza amid the ruins.
15 January 2024 by Janet H. Anderson
Israel-Palestine: the legal battle has started On January 11 and 12, lawyers for South Africa and Israel presented their arguments before the International Court of Justice. South Africa is alleging that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people. For now it [...]
Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), is under pressure over the Palestine issue.
20 November 2023 by Janet H. Anderson
Palestine: the ICC Prosecutor under pressure On November 17, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced that 5 states sent him a referral of the situation of Palestine. As the numbers of Palestinians killed in the Israeli response to Hamas attacks ratchets [...]
Israel & Gaza international law - Photo: a palestinian refugee camp in Gaza destroyed by an israeli air strike.
6 November 2023 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Israel and Gaza: what if the law of war had a say? Two major questions currently arise for the general public and for legal experts concerning the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza: what does international law say about the bombing of civilians and about humanitarian blockades? [...]
Air strike on Gaza
20 October 2023 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Bitter law in Palestine The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has been strongly criticized for his silence and lack of action on the Palestine situation. The contrast with his hyper activity and high-profile arrest warrants on Ukraine is str [...]
ICC investigation in Palestine: while awaiting the hypothetical results of the International Criminal Court's investigation, the death toll is rising in Palestine (and Israel). Photo: A Palestinian woman holds her wounded children.
13 October 2023 by Janet Anderson
The weak hope of an ICC investigation into Palestine The situation in Palestine has been on the books of the International Criminal Court long before the recent violence in and around Gaza. Critics of the slow pace and lack of information on the investigations by the Office of the P [...]
Israeli soldiers patrol in occupied territory (West Bank / Palestine)
6 February 2023 by Julia Crawford
Israel-Palestine conflict: What difference could an ICJ ruling make? In late December, the United Nations General Assembly voted to ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an advisory opinion on the legality of Israel’s prolonged occupation of Palestine. This followed a recommendation from [...]
Demonstration of Palestinian children holding up signs that read
13 January 2023 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
The occupation of Palestine back before the ICJ, why?  On New Year's Eve, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution seeking a new opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. The resolution, adop [...]
Palestinians try to escape debris blown up by the Israeli army's shelling of a home in Gaza
23 March 2021 by Janet H. Anderson
The ten obstacles the ICC prosecutor faces in investigating Palestine Some of those who support Israel see the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an existential threat. Here is a first set of ten obstacles that the Hague Court, which has taken a fight with a muscular opponent in the most heated r [...]
Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
22 March 2021 by Sharon Weill
Transitional justice, Israel's escape door from the ICC Israel's positioning towards the International Criminal Court (ICC) can be situated somewhere in between the position of the US - which completely delegitimizes the institution - and the UK, which cooperates fully, explains p [...]
1 August 2018 by AFP
Israel Arab sentenced to jail for 'incitement' with poems An Israeli court on Tuesday sentenced an Arab woman to five months in prison for incitement to violence and support for a terrorist organisation in poems and other social media posts, the justice ministry said. Dareen Tatour, 36 a [...]
23 July 2018 by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
ICC Information and Outreach for Palestine victims Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have ordered the opening of an outreach programme for victims of the situation in Palestine, marking a new twist in the handling of this case. On July 13, 2018, three judges ordered [...]
30 November 2017 by AFP
ICC won't prosecute Israel over deadly flotilla raid The International Criminal Court will not prosecute Israel over the deadly raid on a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid toward Gaza in May 2010, it was announced Thursday. "I have ultimately decided to reaffirm my previous decisio [...]
26 September 2017 by AFP
Questions and answers on Israeli settlements A Palestinian gunman opened fire at an entrance to the Israeli settlement of Har Adar in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, killing three security personnel and wounding another. Here are some key questions and answers on Israeli [...]