In a summer of 2024 marked by the continuation of the genocidal offensive in Gaza, as well as the revelation of acts of barbarity committed against Palestinian detainees, the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) advisory opinion on the illegality of the Israeli occupation is nonetheless another major victory for Palestine. In addition to the consequences it entails for all states, it marks a break with the dominant political discourse in the West on the necessity of negotiating with Israel, as highlighted by Rafaëlle Maison, professor of international law at Paris-Saclay University and member of JURDI. Orient XXI.
R. Maison, International Court of Justice: The imperative of Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories, Orient XXI, September 16, 2024
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