Authors

Sharon Weill

 

Sharon Weill is a Ph.D. Candidate at Geneva University, a lecturer in International Humanitarian Law at Tel Aviv and Paris II universities, and a research fellow at the Geneva Academy of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law.  

 

ARTICLES BY Sharon Weill

  • Israel and Palestine: International Law Updates

    Israel and Palestine: International Law Updates

     

    This brief report provides information related to three recent developments in international law related to Israel and Palestine: 

    1. The International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s decision as to whether Palestine qualifies as a state for purposes of accepting the co..

  • Does International Law Shelter States from Accountability?

    Does International Law Shelter States from Accountability?

    Regrettably, states’ power to protect themselves and to ensure impunity has continued to grow in recent years. This paper discusses two recent examples of this political trend: the far-reaching reaction to Judge Baltasar Garzon’s legal decision not to apply the 1977 Spanish Amnesty Law to crimes..