THE LEGAL STRUGGLE IN SUPPORT OF THE PALESTINE CAUSE – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

16 November 2024, 09.00 – 13.00 CET Rampas Uribitarte 3 Street . Bilbao 48001 (www.icabizkaia.eus) Download the programme Introduction: The Palestinian legal struggle has gained renewed significance in the wake of the 2024 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UNGA Resolution of September 17, 2024 and the ongoing investigations by the …

European lawyers protest against US sanctions on the International Criminal Court

On 2 September 2020, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo announced the imposition of sanctions, namely inclusion in the Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons List (SDN), on International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and the Court’s prosecution jurisdiction director Phakiso Mochochoko, for investigating allegations that U.S. troops committed war crimes in Afghanistan. The …