Is Britain legally accountable for holding Palestine between the world wars? Does its implementation there of the Balfour Declaration open it, presently, to claim for reparation, under the law of state responsibility? Three distinct positions are seen. For scholars like
Women, War, and Intersectional Discrimination: International Humanitarian Law and the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Introduction: The Gendered Costs of Armed Conflict
Armed conflict often deepens pre-existing inequalities, subjecting women to multiple, overlapping vulnerabilities. In the Israel–Palestine war, women face extreme gender-based harms: the use of sexual violence as a strategic tool of warfare aimed
LHR 43:4
Law and History Review 43:4 (November 2025) is now published online.British Imperial Constitutional Law and the Zionist Campaign against the Legislative Council in Mandatory PalestineMaya KreinerThe Twentieth-Century Origins of the Medieval Lex Mercatoria ThesisJake DybleGeneral Will or Public Order?
EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 40: Palestinian Legal Frontiers: SC Res 2803 and beyond
Palestine and the Palestinians are often the subjects of conversations in the news, on blogs and in judicial opinions, but not present in conversations themselves. The issues are treated episodically in connection with dramatic events or judicial processes or UN
CfP: Criminological Perspectives on Palestine
The Israeli military operations in Gaza and the broader Palestinian territories over the last two years present a continuing oppression of Israel against the Palestinians, and have resulted inunprecedented levels of civilian harm and societal devastation. To this day, mass killings and mutilations of civilians, the deliberate starvation of an entire population, widespread displacement, and a near-total destruction of infrastructure continue. These acts
Red Sea Cable Cuts Disrupt Connectivity and Expose Global Infrastructure Risks
Editor’s Note: On September 6, 2025, submarine cables in the Red Sea were cut near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, resulting in a disruption of connectivity across Asia and the Middle East. The damage to SMW4 and IMEWE impacted internet services in
Register Today: Breaking Ground in the Gulf – What Companies Need to Know About Expanding in the Middle East (WEBINAR)
Driven by strategic, economic, and geopolitical factors, multinational companies are increasingly viewing expansion opportunities in the Middle East.As one of the world’s most open and rapidly expanding economies, the region is a vital hub for global business, trade, and finance. Diversifying beyond
Breaking Ground in the Gulf: What Companies Need to Know About Expanding in the Middle East (Webinar)
Driven by strategic, economic, and geopolitical factors, multinational companies are increasingly viewing expansion opportunities in the Middle East.
As one of the world’s most open and rapidly expanding economies, the region is a vital hub for global business, trade, and finance.
The Weekly Round Up: Human Rights reports on Gaza, courts to hear challenges from Palestine Action co-founder and Good Law Project in November
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Two prominent human rights organisations in Israel, B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), released reports contending Israel is committing genocide in Gaza by targeting Palestinians because of their identity.
The organisations have been monitoring events
Strategic Moves Amid Uncertainty: Navigating Employment Law in the Middle East & Africa
Multinational employers operating in the Middle East and Africa face escalating geopolitical tension, challenging economic conditions and evolving social expectations. Our recent webinar covered how countries across MEA are responding to these pressures—and what employers need to know to stay