1. Introduction: background of the seizure of UNRWA facilities in East-Jerusalem On 8 December 2025, Israeli police, accompanied by municipal Israeli officials, forcibly entered the facility of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), located in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem, replaced the flag of the…

“When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain? When the hurlyburly's done, When the battle's lost and won.” Macbeth, Witches, Act I, Scene I. Introduction After the recent meeting of US-President Trump with Russian President Putin, and the ensuing meeting of President Trump with Ukrainian President…

Much has already been written about the (il)legality of the recent military operation undertaken by the United States against Iran (see here and here), including on this blog here. Yet, one aspect not dealt with so far has been whether there might exist a judicial forum in which Iran could…