Thanks to the maneuverings of the tiny nation of Vanuatu, the entire industrialized world is effectively on trial in The Hague.
Debates over how to describe conflicts in Gaza, Myanmar and elsewhere are channeling a controversy as old as the word itself. The Genocide Convention emerged as an immediate response to World War II-today its being renegotiated to bring it up to date
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The International Court of Justice tells Israel to allow supplies into Gaza - saying famine is setting in there. But its previous orders in the war have so far been ignored.
Stop Treating Gaza Like a Natural Disaster
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Will Israel’s allies urge Israel to comply with the court’s ruling? It would do enormous damage to the ‘rules-based order’ if they make an exception for Israel
With the question of whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza now before the International Court of Justice, the Biden administration has struck a tone of glib dismissal. The administration’s posture of indifference strains credulity.
Israeli human rights attorney Michael Sfard outlines what could play out as the world’s top court decides if and how to intervene in Israel’s war on Gaza.
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