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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has tragically escalated since the attack carried out on Israeli territory by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and the subsequent reprisals by Tel Aviv. In the realm of justice, activity has also intensified significantly, marked by the notable decisions of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which called on Israel to prevent any genocide in Gaza, and the striking arrest warrants issued by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his Defense Minister, and three Hamas leaders. Our articles strive to address the latest developments in this judicial activity, providing information and analysis with complete independence.

Why is the International Criminal Court (ICC) struggling to deal globally with the multiple international crimes perpetrated by Israel in Palestine (Gaza and the West Bank)? Photo: Armed Israeli settlers talk to Palestinians in Hebron.

ICC: Shall we talk about the West Bank?

10 June 2025 by Janet H. Anderson

One year after the request for arrest warrants against Hamas and Israeli leaders, the war in Gaza and the colonisation of the West Bank have only intensified. Why is the International Criminal Court not taking more action?

In Gaza, Darfur and elsewhere, the international definition of genocide, as set out in the 1948 Genocide Convention (which is particularly restrictive), has rarely met the victims' expectations of justice in recent conflicts. Photo: Displaced Palestinians returning to the war-torn Jabalia refugee camp in the north of the Gaza Strip, 19 January 2025.

Opinion

Gaza, Darfur: What’s the point of the Genocide Convention?

27 May 2025 by Alannah Travers

From Sudan to Palestine, Bosnia, Myanmar and Iraq, the restrictive international definition of genocide has allowed little more than another form of selectively deployed lawfare.

Dual nationals accused of war crimes in Gaza

26 May 2025 by Julia Crawford

In April, a group of lawyers submitted a report to the UK war crimes unit over alleged acts committed by ten British nationals while fighting in the Israeli army in Gaza. In Belgium, investigations are ongoing. Might other countries follow suit?

Palestinian children cry after their relatives, including infants, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on January 14, 2025.

Is Israel losing the legal battle?

5 May 2025 by Janet H. Anderson

Less than a year after the International Court of Justice ruled Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories illegal and supported Palestinian rights to self-determination, the UN court hears about it again.

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The invaders return - Poster for the redesigned ‘’The Invaders‘’ series. A map of the world is inlaid in the starry sky.

Infographic

7 March 2025 by Thierry Cruvellier

The invaders return More and more countries – Russia, Israel, the United States, China, Azerbaijan, Venezuela – are publicly declaring their intent to conquer territories by force, or like Rwanda are doing it without admitting. The world order establ [...]

International law as seen from Israel. Photo: Members of the family of Naor Hassisim (murdered by Hamas on 7 October 2023) at his funeral in Israel.

Interview

21 February 2025 by Pierre Hazan

“A just war does not justify all means” Yaël Vias Gvirsman is a lawyer specializing in international humanitarian law and is founder of October 7 Justice Without Borders. She represents over 350 victims of Hamas, including 44 mainly Israeli hostages or former hostages, [...]

Raji Sourani, a Palestinian human rights lawyer, talks to Justice Info about the situation in the Gaza Strip (Palestine) and international law, following Donald Trump's statements. Photo: Sourani looks out of his office window.

Interview

14 February 2025 by Pierre Hazan

“I hope Gaza won’t be the graveyard of international law” On February 12, 2025, leading Palestinian human rights lawyer Raji Sourani [read bio below] talked to Justice Info, reacting to President Donald Trump’s declarations on Gaza and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s thr [...]

Israel & Palestine - ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant. Photo: Palestinians walk on a dirt road lined with rubble from destroyed buildings in the Shujaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City.

Podcast

25 November 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts

After the arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant It took 6 months for a decision to be issued. It was a tortuous process. Several dozens of states and organizations intervened in a “circus of amicus curiaes submissions over the summer,” as remembers Sergey Vasiliev, law professo [...]

The arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant have been confirmed. Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

AFP

21 November 2024 by AFP

ICC judges confirm arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant Six months after a request from the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), on 21 November the ICC judges issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gall [...]

Complaint in Belgium over allegations of war crimes committed by foreign soldiers of the Israeli army in Gaza - Photo: an Israeli sniper seen from behind, in firing position at the top of a building.

25 October 2024 by Gaëlle Ponselet

Crimes in Palestine: Belgian justice takes an interest in its dual nationals Belgium is investigating two cases of war crimes committed in Gaza and the West Bank, under its universal jurisdiction. The latest case is causing a stir: a Belgian-Israeli sniper is suspected of being the perpetrator or co-perpet [...]

Karim Khan and the ICC are under pressure - Photo: Karim Khan listens to Luis Fernando Murillo whisper in his ear as he shakes his hand during a visit to Colombia.

24 October 2024 by Janet H. Anderson

Pressure mounts on the ICC The investigation into the Israel-Palestine conflict has positioned the International Criminal Court in the forefront of world politics. The institution faces pressures on multiple fronts, externally and internally. Evidence of Is [...]

Palestine/Israel: what are the recommendations of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in terms of law, and the United Nations resolution to stop and repair the Israeli occupation deemed illegal. Photo: Special session of the UN General Assembly during a vote on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Opinion

7 October 2024 by Nada Kiswanson

Palestine-Israel: it’s time to implement a legal roadmap to peace A year after the October 7 attack, the war unleashed in response by Israel is spreading to the whole region. The UN’s World Court (ICJ) delivered in July an Opinion that has been followed, on September 18, by a large majority at t [...]

Israel’s impunity with Palestinian detainees - Photo: Israeli army soldiers arrest a blindfolded man in Tubas in the north of the occupied West Bank.

Podcast

12 September 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts

Israel’s impunity with Palestinian detainees What’s happening in Israeli prisons and military camps? How has Israel investigated allegations of serious abuse against Palestinian detainees? What role is the judicial system playing? Our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts Janet [...]

Banner on Westminster Bridge (United Kingdom) asking

30 July 2024 by Janet H. Anderson

Judges in ICC Palestine have many ‘friends’ The United Kingdom started the ball rolling and has been followed by dozens of amicus curiae – or ‘friends of the court’ – in a move that will considerably delay any decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) judges on the [...]

Julia Sebutinde, from Uganda, is a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Photo: official portrait of Sebutinde at the ICJ.

23 July 2024 by Grace Matsiko

Who is Julia Sebutinde, the ICJ judge who says “no”? In 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has taken three landmark decisions to protect the Palestinian population, including warning Israel against the risk of being accused of genocide. In each of these decisions, alone [...]

Occupation of Palestine by Israel: the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issues its ruling. Photo: a bulldozer operates at a construction site in Givat HaMatos, an Israeli settlement suburb of annexed east Jerusalem.

22 July 2024 by Janet H. Anderson

Israeli occupation of Palestine: strong reactions after ICJ ruling On Friday 19 July, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said it considered Israeli policies and practices in the Palestinian territories illegal, that they amounted to annexation, discrimination and segregation. The advisory o [...]

Palestine vs Israel: the legal battles. Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Podcast

5 July 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts

States vs ICC: the legal battles ahead on Palestine/Israel What does complementarity between states and the International Criminal Court (ICC) actually means? What’s the test applied by the court? How did it evolve over the years? Do previous examples help understand the situation in Isra [...]

International justice: why is South Africa defending Palestine? - Photo: in 1998, Nelson Mandela (President of South Africa) prepares to embrace Yasser Arafat (President of the Palestinian Authority).

6 June 2024 by Benjamin Bibas

Why South Africa is fighting for Palestine in The Hague “We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians,” said Nelson Mandela. At a time when the party he brought to power at the end of apartheid has just lost its absolute majority, these words [...]

Palestine / Israel - Karim Khan: International Criminal Court's prosecutor (ICC)

Podcast

24 May 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts

ICC’s Khan goes after Israel and Hamas This is the biggest event they have covered in international justice, acknowledge Stephanie van den Berg and Janet Anderson, our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts. On May 20 the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [...]