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Current Issue: Background on the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Resources for a better understanding of the crisis in the Middle East.

UN Security Council Actions

"Gaza: Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ during Ramadan," UN News (Mar. 25, 2024).

S.C. Res. 2728 (Mar. 25, 2024), The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, S/RES/2728 (2024). 

International Humanitarian Law Resources

IHL Databases from the ICRC (Treaties, customary law, & national practice), https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en

International Court of Justice Proceedings & Discussion

ICJ docket page for the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) case.

ICJ docket page for the Proceedings instituted by the Republic of Nicaragua against the Federal Republic of Germany on 1 March 2024 (not yet given a case name).

Chimène Keitner, The ICJ’s Modified Provisional Measures Order in South Africa v. Israel, Lawfare (Apr. 2, 2024, 1:51 PM ).

Adil Ahmad Haque, “Famine is Setting in”: The International Court of Justice Returns to Gaza, Just Security (Mar. 30, 2024).

Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg, Comparing the ICJ’s Provisional Measures Orders in South Africa v. Israel, Opinio Juris (Mar. 29, 2024).

John B. Quigley, Legal Standard for Genocide Intent: An Uphill Climb for Israel in Gaza Suit, EJIL: Talk! (Mar. 14, 2024).

Brian L. Cox, Evaluating Security Assistance to Israel Following ICJ Provisional Measures Order, EJIL: Talk! (Mar. 7, 2024).

Eugenio Carli, On State Responsibility for Complicity in Genocide: Will South Africa’s “All-In Strategy” Be Effective?, EJIL: Talk! (Mar. 5, 2024).

Oona A. Hathaway, Taking Stock of ICJ Decisions in the ‘Ukraine v. Russia’ Cases—And implications for South Africa’s case against Israel, Just Security (Feb. 5, 2024).

 Jan-Phillip Graf, Erga Omnes Partes Standing and Procedural Issues in South Africa v. Israel, EJIL: Talk! (Feb. 1, 2024).

Pearce Clancy, Erga Omnes Partes Standing after South Africa v Israel, EJIL: Talk! (Feb. 1, 2024).

Amichai Cohen & Yuval Shany, Between Rhetoric and Effects: The ICJ Provisional Measures Order in South Africa v. Israel, Just Security (Feb. 1, 2024).

Jasmine Khelil, High Expectations and South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel, Diwan: MIddle East Insights from Carnegie (Jan. 31, 2024).

Juliette McIntyre & Audrey Plan, The ICJ Goes Viral: Transparency and Sensationalism in South Africa v. Israel, Opinio Juris (Jan. 31, 2024).

 Claire O. Finkelstein & General (ret.) Joseph Votel, Why the ICJ Ruling Misses the Mark: Mitigating Civilian Harm With An Enemy Engaged in Human Shielding, Just Security (Jan. 29, 2024).

Nico Krisch, Speaking the Law, Plausibly: The International Court of Justice on Gaza, EJIL: Talk! (Jan. 27, 2024).

Milena Sterio, The ICJ’s Provisional Measures Order in the South Africa v. Israel Case: Unsurprising; Politically and Legally Significant, Opinio Juris (Jan. 27, 2024),

Marko Milanovic, ICJ Indicates Provisional Measures in South Africa v. Israel, EJIL: Talk! (Jan. 26, 2024).

Ryan Goodman & Siven Watt, Unpacking the Int’l Court of Justice Judgment in South Africa v Israel (Genocide Case), Just Security (Jan. 26, 2024).

Top Experts’ Views of Int’l Court of Justice Ruling on Israel Gaza Operations (South Africa v Israel, Genocide Convention Case), Just Security (Jan. 26, 2024).

Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar & Oona Hathaway, The International Court of Justice’s Balancing Act, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Jan. 26, 2024).

Victor Kattan & Gerhard Kemp, Apartheid as a form of genocide: Reflections on South Africa v Israel, EJIL: Talk! (Jan. 25, 2024).

Chile Eboe-Osuji, International Courts as the Last Hope for Humanity, Just Security (Jan. 24, 2024).

James A. Goldston, Strategic Litigation Takes the International Stage: South Africa v Israel in Its Broader Context, Just Security (Jan. 21, 2024).

Olivia Flasch, Rebutting Allegations of Genocide Against Israel, EJIL: Talk! (Jan. 10, 2024).

Luciano Pezzano, The Obligation to Prevent Genocide in South Africa v. Israel: Finally a Duty with Global Scope?, EJIL: Talk! (Jan. 4, 2024).

Ruby Mae Axelson & Prachiti Venkatraman, Reproductive Violence in Palestine: The Need for a Feminist Approach to Justice, Opinio Juris (Jan. 2, 2024).

International Criminal Court Proceedings & Discussion

Articles

Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg, A Rejoinder to Avraham Shalev: The Colonial Nature of Israeli Claims to Palestinian Territory, Opinio Juris (Apr. 1, 2024).

Avraham Russell Shalev, A Response to Alonso Gurmendi: The ICJ Must Consider Israel’s Legal Rights to the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, Opinio Juris (Apr. 1, 2024).

Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg, Israel Does Not Have a Sovereign Claim to the West Bank: A Response to IJL’s Legal Opinion, Opinio Juris (Feb. 24, 2024).

Sarah Yager, What Israel Can Learn From America's Counterterrorism Missteps: The Strategic Case for Adhering to the Laws of War, Foreign Affairs (Oct. 18, 2023).

Mohsen al Attar, et al., Public Statement: Scholars Warn of Potential Genocide in Gaza, EJIL: Talk! (Oct. 18, 2023).

Ryan Goodman, Michael W. Meier, & Tess Bridgeman, Expert Guidance: Law of Armed Conflict in the Israel-Hamas War, Just Security (Oct. 17, 2023).

Professor Robert Goldman, How the 'laws of war' apply to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, The Conversation (Oct. 15, 2023, 10:19 AM).

Jens David Olin, International Criminal Law Analysis of the Situation in Israel, Opinio Juris (Oct. 12, 2023).

Tom Dannenbaum, The Siege of Gaza and the Starvation War Crime, Just Security (Oct. 11, 2023).