International Law
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There are no surprises at the ICJ Advisory Opinion today, including its timing right before Shabbat. Holding: Israel's presence in West Bank & Jerusalem entirely illegal and ultrav...
The World Court has just rejected all Israeli, US & western objections, ruled that the Israeli occupation of Gaza & the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (and all settlements), i...
Given its widespread and systematic disregard for international legal norms in its control and exploitation of #Palestinian territory, #Israel cannot be considered a "lawful occup...
Miles has no registered address in England, holds several passports, is currently out of the country, holds all his assets legally in a different name and you'll have to tell the c...
🧵Full Response: The Illegality of Israel’s Occupation of the West Bank Under International Law Here’s my full response to a recent post asserting that Israel’s occupation of the W...
THREAD 🧵 Legitimacy of Organized Armed Palestinian Resistance and the illegitimacy of the Zionist occupation,under International Law 1- First, United Nations Resolution 1514 of...
It is mutually beneficial for you to give money to a store in exchange for stuff. Then a "scholar" walks in, just takes the stuff, and maybe your money too. This is the main theme...
if you have an authority above you, you're not sovereign, you're a vassal at best i don't think this is controversial? all international law that matters afaik is the result of t...
Diana Buttu: If this court (ICC) has any credibility, it should be going after those committing genocide rather than trying to play both sides. https://t.co/KT7LJjCweD
Opening land crossings like Erez is the only serious way to scale up aid into #Gaza BUT: -like the use of airdrops, this move is not a sign of success but an admission of failure...
THREAD: 1. Anatomy of a genocide sketched out. https://t.co/cMSxxySZvK
There are no words to adequately convey the rage heartbreak of the Israeli govt murdering 7 aid workers. First and foremost, my deepest condolences and full solidarity with @WCKi...
THREAD: Who was there first? The short answer is that the question is irrelevant. Claims of ancient title (“This land is ours because we were here several thousand years ago”) have...
"The International Criminal Court has done nothing so far to prosecute Israel’s war crimes in Gaza. Is it influenced by the UK’s funding of the ICC, Khan being the UK’s governmen...
"Israel’s use of force through the occupation with respect to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank has been illegal since 1967." https://t.co/5pHcp9XIRt
🇺🇳🇵🇸🇮🇱🇿🇦🚨‼️ ICJ EXPLANATION: Why is the South African case against Israel at The Hague important and historic! - Many people think that the ICJ case has no consequence and hence m...
If the #ICJ issues provisional measures - an end to military ops in Gaza, an end to expulsions, allowing food & aid in, giving access to a fact-finding mission - what happens next?...
Initial thoughts on South Africa's brilliant presentation of its case for provisional measures in the Genocide case at the ICJ: A thread
In their declaration of intervention in Gambia v. Myanmar, Canada, France, Denmark, NL & UK have made important statements about the meaning of "genocide" under the Genocide Conven...
SOUTH AFRICA APPROACHES THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE GENOCIDE CONVENTION WITH RESPECT TO ACTS COMMITTED BY ISRAEL IN THE CONTEXT OF ITS ATTACKS ON GAZA South Afri...
The Republic of South Africa institutes proceedings against the State of Israel and requests the INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE #ICJ to indicate provisional measures https://t.co/...
"It is vital the International Criminal Court question Rishi Sunak, James Cleverly and Grant Shapps about this support.".. https://t.co/nD5s9nyZ8b
🟢"International Humanitarian Law Cannot Be Applied Selectively" From the perspective of various theoretical frameworks: 🟢Liberalism: 🟢Supporting points: 👉Universalism: Liberalis...
Compare Keir Starmer's statements on the siege of Gaza with his arguments at the International Court of Justice in 2014, where he argued that the Serb siege of Vukovar was a case o...
