Law and Conflict

In this 8th episode of Gaza on My Mind / غزّة على بالي with..

This study posits that war economy is fundamental to Israel, critically examining four key aspects that sustain it: the deep-rooted extremist militarism within the Israeli state and society, the distinctive US military patronage, the routinized testing of advanced military and security technolog..

This article describes the treatment of activists protesting in solidarity with the Palestinian cause within the University of California (UC) system, and the tensions that escalated as members of the strike were met by violence and force. This series of events is described by Muriam Haleh Davis..

The ICC Prosecutor’s applications for arrest warrants regarding the Situation in Palestine represent a milestone. But they are of little credit to Prosecutor Karim Khan. It is abundantly clear that Khan has been sitting on this file for years, hoping it would simply disappear. Two matters forced..

For better or worse, my expertise is what is legal in war. It may seem, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the laws of war, that it’s almost oxymoronic. Legal in war? But there is a thing called international humanitarian law. And “humanitarian” signals the centrality of protecting civilia..

Genocide is a crime. It is a legal framework. It is unfolding in Gaza. And yet, the inertia of legal academia, especially in the United States, has been chilling. Clearly, it is much easier to dissect the case law rather than navigate the reality of death. It is much easier to consider genocide ..

Karim Khan’s unprecedented politicization of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since assuming the role of Prosecutor in June 2021, has significantly eroded the credibility of the Court just as he should be taking serious steps to address its declining legitimacy.