By Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, Eve Hill, and Jamie Strawbridge Last month, the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities released a new report intended to help ensure individuals with intellectual and development disabilities (I/DD) have the support they need to live independently and meaningfully engage in their communities. The report focuses on the importance of high-quality … Read more
By Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, Eve Hill, and Jamie Strawbridge Last month, the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities released a new report intended to help ensure individuals with intellectual and development disabilities (I/DD) have the support they need to live independently and meaningfully engage in their communities. The report focuses on the importance of high-quality … Read more
For years, Palestinian and non-Palestinian advocates and legal experts have argued that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian Territories (OPT), which includes the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem, is illegal. On 19 July 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an Advisory Opinion (AdvOp) effectively concurring in that assessment and calling upon … Read more
Implications for the United Kingdom and Cyprus On 2 September 2024, the United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Lammy faced a series of questions in Parliament on the UK’s arms and surveillance support to Israel through its military bases in Cyprus. Referring to the recent decisions by the International Court of Justice (ICJ or Court), the … Read more
Revisiting the distinction between jus ad bellum and jus in bello The fundamental distinction between jus ad bellum and jus in bello – described as “perhaps the most important principle of IHL” – is a vital bulwark against attempts to override International Humanitarian Law (IHL) by appealing to jus ad bellum considerations. It is at … Read more
