In Its Fight Against the ICC, Israel Takes a Page Out of John Bolton’s Playbook
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (Photo: Yonatan Sindel / Flash90) The following article is based on a piece I wrote for the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage (you can read the full original article here)....
View ArticleOn the ICC in Palestine, Canada Crosses the Line
Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird (Photo: Reuters) On a stop in Jerusalem during his visit to Israel and Palestine earlier this week, Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird emphatically declared that,...
View ArticleOn the Table: Trading Justice for Peace in Palestine
(Photo: Kevin Lemarque / Reuters) In the wake of this week’s elections in Israel, Palestinian officials have exclaimed their intention to “intensify” their diplomatic campaign against Israel and bring...
View ArticlePalestine and the International Criminal Court – A Symposium
On 1 April 2015, Palestine officially becomes a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Unsurprisingly, the Palestinian Authority’s decision to join the ICC has instigated a fiery and feisty...
View ArticleOn Palestine, International Law and the International Criminal Court
Chantal Meloni joins JiC for this first post in our symposium on Palestine and the International Criminal Court. Chantal is a Lecturer in International Criminal Law at the University of Milan and a...
View ArticleISIS and the ICC: On Fatou Bensouda’s Targeted Use of Symbolic Power
Fatou Bensouda (Reuters) Earlier this week, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda issued a “clarification” regarding communications received by her office with respect to atrocities allegedly committed by...
View ArticlePalestine’s Accession to the ICC May Strengthen Peace-first not Rights-based...
With the fourth contribution to JiC’s ongoing symposium on Palestine and the International Criminal Court (ICC), we are thrilled to welcome Leslie Vinjamuri. Leslie is a Senior Lecturer (Associate...
View ArticleThe International Criminal Court Can and Should Investigate Violence in Gaza
Palestinian protesters on 14 May (Photo: EPA) As the United States moved its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the Israeli government was ecstatic. In contrast, Palestinians were irate, organizing...
View ArticleVindicating Rights and Ending Impunity: Palestine, Statehood, and the...
Pearce Clancy joins JiC for this guest post on the International Criminal Court and the question of Palestinian statehood. Peace is a Legal Researcher for Al-Haq, a Palestinian human rights...
View ArticleNo Justice without Peace, but what Peace is on Offer? Palestine, Israel, and...
Graffiti along the dividing wall between Israel and Palestine (Photo: Ammar Awad / Reuters) There have been many claims posited as to why the Prosecutor or the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
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