This post continues the series International Law in the Current Moment.  “It is no more possible to continue doing law in an intellectually respectable way once the metaphysic is gone, than to continue worship once God is dead. Law is like God—here. And once you say that God is just a bunch of…

The groundbreaking Advisory Opinion of 19 July 2024 on the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem by the International Court of Justice (Court or ICJ) has serious implications for third countries. The Court dedicated a full section of its Opinion to international obligations…

The Order of 26 January 2024 by the International Court of Justice in the case of South Africa v. Israel established that there is a real and imminent risk of irreparable damage to some of the rights asserted by South Africa. Whether Israel will comply with the Order is an…