Category Archives: Palestine and the ICC

The ICC has issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. What’s next?

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Mark Kersten

Dear readers, Last Thursday was a good day for justice and accountability, one that many thought would never come or believed was even possible. I therefore thought some might be interested in this interview that I did with Al Jazeera … Continue reading →

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Seeing through the Fog of Justice in Israel and Palestine: Dispelling false claims about the ICC

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Mark Kersten

A version of this article originally appeared in E-International Relations. As is often said, the first casualty in war is the truth. Misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda are commonplace in the context of armed conflicts, as warring sides and their allies … Continue reading →

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Justice for the Disappeared in Gaza: It’s Time to Investigate Enforced Disappearances as a Crime Against Humanity

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Mark Kersten

In late September 2024, a container was brought into Gaza from Israel on a truck. Inside were the bodies of eighty-eight Palestinians killed during Israel’s offensive on the Gaza Strip. Who were they? No one appeared to know and those … Continue reading →

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Silver Linings: Putin Visits Mongolia in defiance of ICC Warrant

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Mark Kersten

It’s not good news. Vladimir Putin has visited Mongolia despite an outstanding warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Observers are rightly appalled. Some are questioning the very relevance of the ICC. One analyst claims that Putin has used … Continue reading →

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A Message to the Canadian Government: Stop dithering, and Support the ICC’s work in Israel and Palestine Now.

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Mark Kersten

The following is an open letter that I had the pleasure and honour of drafting alongside Canadian justice and accountability leaders Alex Neve, Heidi Mathews, Ardi Imseis, Kjell Anderson, Leilani Farha, and Michael Lynk. As can be seen below, it … Continue reading →

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Why it is wrong to say Israel could never commit Genocide: Victims of Atrocities can and do become Perpetrators of Atrocities

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Mark Kersten

Israel is facing charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). This was not inevitable, and reasonable people can disagree over whether the contemporary legal threshold of genocide has been met. But the suggestion that a state created by … Continue reading →

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International Law and the Stories We Tell: Reflections on International Law(yers), Narratives and the Situation in Israel-Palestine, Part 3

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Mark Kersten

Barrie Sander joins JiC for this four-part series on what the situation in Israel and Palestine tell us about how we understand, construct, and tell stories about international law. Barrie is Assistant Professor of International Justice at Leiden University – Faculty of Governance … Continue reading →

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Genocide doesn’t “just happen” – Israel, Gaza and Genocide as a Process, not an Event

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Mark Kersten

Israel has now responded to South Africa’s allegations of genocide in Gaza. In its submissions at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel’s lawyers relied on a combination of legal and political arguments insisting that is not committing genocide. This is not … Continue reading →

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“Let’s stop being fooled about Israel’s intentions in Gaza” – The Lasting Disaster of Ethnic Cleansing and the Risk of Complicity

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Mark Kersten

The following is a guest post by Thomas Obel Hansen and Felix Vacas Fernández. Felix is an Assistant Professor in Public International Law and International Relations at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain). Thomas is the Maria Zambrano 2023-24 … Continue reading →

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A Lifeline for Gaza: Lifting the Blockade and Securing a Humanitarian Sea Corridor

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Mark Kersten

Food is running out. Surgeries and births are taking place without anaesthesia. Fuel shortages mean the only cancer hospital has closed. Without the basics needed to survive, the majority of Gazans are stuck while Israeli bombs fall and Hamas missiles are launched around … Continue reading →

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