Category Archives: Israel

Scoping Out the Crime: Palestine, the Mavi Marmara and the ICC

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Mark Kersten

Dr Russell Buchan joins JiC for this guest-post on the ICC Prosecutor’s decision to close its investigation of Israel’s attack on the Gaza Flotilla. Russell a Senior Lecturer in International Law at the University of Sheffield and the author of International Law … Continue reading →

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The ICC, Israel, and Palestine – The Time Has Come The Walrus Said To Talk of Many Things

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Mark Kersten

Toby Cadman joins JiC for this guest-post on why there is seemingly a reluctance on the part of the Palestinian Authority to sign the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).  Toby is a barrister from 9 Bedford Row. He is defence counsel at the Bangladesh … Continue reading →

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Both Israel and Hamas have a Responsibility to Protect Civilians

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Mark Kersten

This is the sixth and final post in our symposium on Palestine, Israel and the Responsibility to Protect. The other contributions can be found here, here, here, here, and here. Simon Adams is the Executive Director of the Global Centre for the Responsibility … Continue reading →

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R2P Isn’t a Useful Framework for Gaza – Or Anything

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Mark Kersten

This is the fifth part in our symposium on Israel, Palestine and the Responsibility to Protect. The other contributions can be found here, here, here, and here. David Rieff is a writer and journalist. He has authored dozens of articles and is the author of … Continue reading →

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Gaza and Israel – A Case for International Humanitarian Law, Not R2P

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Mark Kersten

This is the fourth contribution in our symposium on Palestine, Israel and the Responsibility to Protect. The first three can be found here, here and here. James P. Rudolph is an attorney in Washington, D.C. and California where his work focuses on … Continue reading →

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In Palestine, R2P Isn’t Dead. It Could Never Have Existed.

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Mark Kersten

This is the third post in our symposium on Palestine, Israel and the Responsibility to Protect (the others can be found here, here and here). Michael Kearney is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Sussex and has written extensively … Continue reading →

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The Israeli-Gaza Crisis and the Responsibility to Protect: Does the Norm Apply?

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Mark Kersten

This is the second post in our symposium on Israel, Palestine and the Responsibility to Protect. Other contributions can be found here, here and here. Megan Schmidt is a Senior Program Officer at the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect.  The present conflict in Gaza … Continue reading →

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Is Gaza in Israel? R2P and Inter-State Crises

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Mark Kersten

This is the first post in our symposium on Israel, Palestine and the Responsibility to Protect. Other contributions can be found here, here and here.  Aidan Hehir is a Reader in International Relations at the University of Westminster and the author of The Responsibility to Protect: Rhetoric, Reality … Continue reading →

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Palestine, Israel and R2P: A Symposium

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Mark Kersten

For the fortunate, the doldrums of summer have kicked in. But thousands civilians in Gaza and parts of Israel have to settle for the drums of war. Hamas and Israeli defence forces are once again mired in a costly violent … Continue reading →

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The ICC in Palestine: Threat or Promise?

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Mark Kersten

With the backdrop of growing tensions and violence in Gaza, the question of whether the International Criminal Court (ICC) will intervene in Palestine has come back to the fore. The following is an excerpt from my article, from yesterday, for … Continue reading →

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