Commemorating the Tigray Genocide: The Comprehensive Societal Decay and Aftermath
The genocide in Tigray stands as a harrowing emblem of the human toll of unchecked atrocities, driven by a blend of political, ethnic, and territorial…
Former military lawyer David McBride sentenced to more than five years in jail for sharing classified information with journalists
Former military lawyer David McBride has been sentenced to five years and eight months in jail for sharing classified military documents with journalists.McBride pleaded guilty…
Netanyahu is blinded and cornered by the gathering of increasingly dark clouds
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and other leading Israeli figures appear blinded and progressively cornered by the gathering of increasingly dark clouds. The clouds, including…
The hostage crisis conversation too often gets lost in the Israel-Gaza Discourse: here’s why that must change
There are numerous dimensions to the Israel-Gaza conflict that exist in international discourse at both the intergovernmental level and within civil society. South Africa demanding…
Gaza Aid Workers Killed: Will Biden Block Military Aid to Israel?
The killing of aid workers in Gaza is absolutely appalling. They belonged to World Central Kitchen (WCK), a charity whose staff undertook considerable risk to…
‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council
The “carnage” in Gaza has left more than 30,000 dead and must end immediately, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on…
All parties to Gaza crisis may have committed war crimes: UN rights chief
All parties to the Gaza conflict have been responsible for “clear violations of international humanitarian law including possible war crimes”, according to the UN’s top…
War crimes fears over Israeli ground invasion of Rafah
Any move by Israel to extend its full-scale invasion of Gaza into the massively overcrowded southern city of Rafah could lead to war crimes which…
Will We See a War Tribunal?
By J.M. Jakus and Liberty Shockley*. Edited by Evin Demir Mounting escalation in the Palestinian territories has yielded an avalanche of legal initiatives ranging from…
Israel Ordered to Prevent Genocide
In the Gaza case brought by South Africa before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague (Netherlands), the court has ruled that Israel…
ICJ ruling on Gaza is on the way
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was outraged by the ruling of the International Court of Justice, which ordered Israel to take all necessary measures to…
The Gaza Catastrophe: Is It a Genocide?
In late December, South Africa filed a genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) arguing that Israel was in breach of…
Justice Redefined: South Africa vs. Israel – Testing the Pulse of Humanity and the ICJ
“The landmark application by the South African government to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to institute proceedings against Israel for its genocidal acts against…
War against Hamas in Gaza is act of self-defence, Israel tells world court
Israel strongly rejected accusations by South Africa of genocidal intent against Palestinians on Friday at the United Nations’ highest court, insisting that it was engaged…
Gaza: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court
South Africa addressed the UN’s highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the mass killing of civilians in Gaza, accusing Israel of carrying…
What is the International Court of Justice and why does it matter?
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been placed firmly in the international spotlight this month, following South Africa’s decision to turn to the world…
Millions in Ukraine are “paying the highest price for freedom”
A leading Ukrainian human rights lawyer says Russia is “carrying out a systemic transformation of the society.” The co-recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize…
Explainer: How Darfur became a ‘humanitarian calamity and catastrophic human rights crisis’
The outbreak of conflict seven months ago in Sudan has led to “a convergence of a worsening humanitarian calamity and a catastrophic human rights crisis”,…
An Argument for Adjustments to International Genocide Discourse
Genocide discourse in international relations is relatively new, emerging post-WWII with the Genocide Convention challenging state sovereignty in the interest of preventing another mass atrocity…
The Gaza war calls into question the moral rectitude of Western democracies
The question is no longer if but when the United States will support a ceasefire in the Gaza war. While the need for a ceasefire…