Palestine

In January 2009, Israel imposed a far-reaching naval blockade after attempts by the Free Gaza Movement to enter the closed Gaza Strip by sea. While international lawyers have discussed the legality of the naval blockade extensively (see here, here, here and here), its detrimental consequences for Gaza’s marine environment have been largely overlooked.

Image: Day 1, Gaza Tribunal with Penny Green, Susan Akram and Michael Lynk In late May, the Gaza Tribunal held its first public assembly in Sarajevo and online (through Zoom and Youtube livestreaming). Over the course of 4 days, its three chambers presented expert reports that were interspersed with keynotes, witness testimony from Gaza…

The atrocious situation in the Gaza Strip demands action by the international community to end serious and massive violations of human rights and humanitarian law. As reported by impartial observers, the entire population of Gaza is on the brink of starvation and possibly even beyond it. If there were a hierarchy in the atrocities, death by starvation would…

Israel and its allies have introduced quite a number of legal and political configurations over the past 19 months that even the most creative Jessup moot court problem writers would not dare to imagine. One such staggering development was the announcement of a new plan to replace the United Nations (UN) agencies that were vital in the provision…