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Uncomfortable truths: how HRW errs in its definition of “Israeli apartheid”, what is missing, and what are the implications?
Barrister Joshua Kern analyzes HRW's report on apartheid.
Should Israel Cooperate with the ICC?
The March 3, 2021 decision of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to open a full investigation of the “Situation in Palestine” has prompted responses advising the Israeli government to take a more cooperative approach toward the Court. Yet there are a number of strong strategic, diplomatic, and legal arguments for not cooperating.
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Variations in Reporting on Children and Armed Conflict
UNICEF extensively relies on local NGOs as implementing partners to monitor and report on the situation of children in armed conflict. However, this reliance may not be in the best interest of children and can result in one-sided political advocacy.
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Lex Generalis Derogat Legi Speciali: IHL in Human Rights Regulation of Military Courts Operating in Situations of Armed Conflict
The operation of military courts is clearly allowed for and, in some cases, mandated by international humanitarian law (IHL). Nevertheless, the use of military courts has been one of the most controversial and hotly debated areas of human rights. Despite the ostensibly exclusive military domain, many human rights bodies have registered significant scepticism towards this type of justice.
Human Rights Watch’s anti-Israel Agenda
Professor Gerald M. Steinberg discusses how HRW and its leaders have been strongly criticised for intense political and ideological bias against Israel.
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The Failed European Experiment in Pooled Funding for Palestinian NGOs
Professor Gerald M Steinberg analyzes pooled European funding for Palestinian NGOs.
Book Review: Law in the Arab–Israeli Conflict: The Trials of Palestine
Anne Herzberg reviews Steven E. Zipperstein's book on law in the Arab–Israeli conflict.
Book Review: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Holocaust: An Endangered Connection
Professor Gerald M. Steinberg reviews Johannes Morsink's book on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Palestinian Activists at Human Rights Watch
Professor Gerald M. Steinberg and Maayan Rockland analyze how Human Rights Watch defames the Jewish State and employs numerous anti-Israel activists and BDS campaigners with well-documented histories of radical activism in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
