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Palestine's right to the sea
In 2024, the International Court of Justice found Israel’s presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory unlawful but said nothing about the sea. What are Palestine’s maritime entitlements, and does the…
JURIST
UN warns of deepening hunger crisis as aid reaches hundreds of thousands in Gaza
The UN reported Thursday that the World Food Program (WFP) and its humanitarian partners had delivered food and essential supplies to more than 600,000 people in Gaza this month. However,…
Critical Legal Thinking
What we are reading… Jessica Whyte and Máiréad Enright
Jessica WhyteAdania Shibli, Minor Detail. Trans. Elisabeth Jaquette. (Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2020)Adania Shibli’s Minor Detail is a novel made of two stories of violence and domination, separated by more than six decades. In the first,…
JURIST
HRW warns Israel’s delays of West Bank ambulances endanger the lives of Palestinian women and children
Human Rights Watch on Wednesday condemned Israeli forces in the West Bank for blocking and delaying ambulances carrying Palestinians to hospitals with “appalling regularity”, including forcing a pregnant woman in…
EJIL: Talk!
Two Weeks in Review: 15—26 June 2026
The last two weeks have primarily grappled with the implications of the Chişinău Declaration, along with Israel’s continued policies concerning occupied Palestine: the establishment of ad hod military courts and…
TortsProf Blog
Schorr on “Anglicization” in Palestine’s Civil Wrongs Ordinance
David Schorr has published "Against 'Anglicization': Class, Codification, and the Common Law in Palestine's Civil Wrongs Ordinance" in Law & History Review. The abstract provides: This article explores the enactment…
JURIST
UN warns of mounting mental health emergency for children in Palestine
The United Nations warned Thursday that children in Palestine are facing a mounting mental health emergency amid escalating violence, displacement, and personal loss, with over one million children in Gaza…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: Divesting University Endowments
Max M. Schanzenbach (Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law) and Robert H. Sitkoff (Harvard Law School; European Corporate Governance Institute) recently published, Divesting University Endowments, 2026. Provided below is…
EJIL: Talk!
Reading the Updated Commentary on GCIV in an Imperial Moment
The updated ICRC Commentary of the Fourth Geneva Convention (GCIV) is a monumental, if not timely, achievement. At its core, it provides a set of very useful legal interpretations on…
EJIL: Talk!
Protecting civilians in good faith: A joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
By Mary Guest
Following five years of research and consultations, the ICRC published a new, updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention (GC IV) of 1949 in October 2025. GC IV is the cornerstone…