Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Israel’s Right to Self-Defence against Hamas

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Israel’s Right to Self-Defence against Hamas

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Israel’s Right to Self-Defence against Hamas Recent posts (here and here) have discussed Israel’s right to use force by way of self-defence against Hamas following the October 7 attacks. The gist of the first post’s argument,...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Cyberspace – the Hidden Aspect of the Conflict

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Cyberspace – the Hidden Aspect of the Conflict

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Cyberspace – the Hidden Aspect of the Conflict The armed conflict between Israel and Hamas is a multi-arena war in two respects. First, in terms of geography, there are active hostilities in Gaza, Lebanon, the West Bank, and even Syria...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – International Law “Made in Israel” v. International Law “Made for Israel”

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – International Law “Made in Israel” v. International Law “Made for Israel”

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – International Law “Made in Israel” v. International Law “Made for Israel” International lawyers inside and outside Israel have long been critical of Israel’s tendency to rely on very specific and problematic interpretations of...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The Law of Truce

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The Law of Truce

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The Law of Truce On November 9, 2023, Israel announced it would periodically “pause military operations” in its war in Gaza, just over a month after Hamas’s shocking attack precipitated the latest round of escalatory violence in the...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – After the Conflict: A UN Transitional Administration in Gaza?

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – After the Conflict: A UN Transitional Administration in Gaza?

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – After the Conflict: A UN Transitional Administration in Gaza? Recent reporting around potential international involvement in the management of post-conflict Gaza has focussed on the idea of a multinational—perhaps a UN—peacekeeping...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Refugee Law

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Refugee Law

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Refugee Law International refugee law and human rights law are both crystal clear when it comes to protecting people from persecution and other serious harm. People must not be forced back to any place where they face a real risk of...