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How the International Court of Justice Should Stop the War in Gaza
"The Court may benefit from alternatives to consider."

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Jan. 8-12)
The latest on the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law at the United Nations.

南アフリカ対イスラエル事件の期待とリスク
Editor’s note: For the original article in English, see here. アラー・ハシェム=オーナ・A・ハサウェイ 訳:根岸陽太(西南学院大学) ガザでの戦争は今や国際司法裁判所(ICJ)にまで到達している。2023年の終わりの数日のうちに、南アフリカは国際司法裁判所にイスラエルに対する訴訟手続の開始を請求した。南アフリカの主張は、ガザにおけるイスラエルの行為が、ガザのパレスチナ人に対するジェノサイド行為によって、および、ジェノサイドの直接かつ公然の扇動に対するイスラエルの高官らの責任を問わないなど、ジェノサイドを防止しなかったことによって、ジェノサイド罪の防止および処罰に関する条約のもとでの義務に違反しているというものである。また、請求は、イスラエルがガザでの軍事行動を直ちに停止することを含む、一連の「仮保全(または暫定)措置(provisional…

The Promise and Risk of South Africa’s Case Against Israel
How the International Court of Justice will consider South Africa's application under the Genocide Convention against Israel, the expected timing, and the potential results and…

Selective Use of Facts and the Gaza Genocide Debate
The South African application to the International Court of Justice "provides lessons for how some strategies may be well intended, but the measures chosen can undermine efforts…

BRICS Summitry: What Takeaways for the United States?
Despite the bloc's limitations, its expansion and the summit demonstrated the Global South's resolve to measurably change the status quo.

Zimbabwe’s Troubled Election: Might Southern African Leaders Follow the Example of Their Observers?
SADC leaders should follow their monitoring mission's lead with credible support amid the country's tensions.

Yellen’s Trip to Africa: A Chance to Reset US-Africa Relations
The Treasury secretary's visit could spur action on climate finance, inclusive global governance, and debt relief.

ضرورت راه اندازی کمپین جهانی علیه آپارتاید جنسیتی در أفغانستان، در آستانه یک سالگی بازگشت طالبان به قدرت
Now in translation: یک موضعگیری جهانی موثر و اصولی در قبال رفتار طالبان با زنان، نیازمند توجه و شناخت ماهیت…

The Best Way to Mark the Anniversary of Taliban Takeover? Launch a Global Campaign Against Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan
An effective and principled global response to the Taliban's treatment of women requires recognizing it for what it is: gender apartheid.

How the War in Ukraine Illustrates the Weakness of US Policy Toward Africa
Two UN votes and the energy security-sanctions squeeze exemplify the failed approach to significant players on the international stage.

Omicron: The Variant that Vaccine Apartheid Built
"If the current course is not corrected, vaccine apartheid will only deepen, and the resulting maldistribution will render historically subordinated groups even more disposable."