Palestine

Israel is unlawfully occupying the Palestinian territories of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem and is obliged under international law to withdraw its forces and dismantle its settlements as rapidly as possible, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled.

Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza has repeatedly violated fundamental principles of the laws of war, according to a new report from the UN Human Rights Office. The report, published yesterday, details six emblematic attacks involving the suspected use of GBU-31 (2,000 lbs), GBU-32 (1,000 lbs) and GB

Ireland has formally recognised the State of Palestine. As of yesterday, the Irish government recognises Palestine as a sovereign and independent state and has agreed to establish full diplomatic relations between Dublin and Ramallah.

Ireland is engaging in military-related trade with Israel despite the government's condemnation of Israeli forces' conduct in Gaza, according to new research. Tanya Lalor, a PhD researcher in international law, yesterday presented the findings of her research on the trade of 'dual-use' goods, which

Israel is defying an International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling ordering it to halt its military offensive in Rafah, the city in the southern Gaza Strip where nearly 1.5 million Palestinians are sheltering. After considering an application from South Africa, the UN's top court on Friday ordered Isr

Ireland will join Spain and Norway in recognising the State of Palestine next week, the government has announced. Ministers say the move follows months of consultation with like-minded countries across Europe and the Middle East and is intended to contribute towards achieving a two-state solution to

Arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders are among those being sought by the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a landmark statement today, Karim Khan KC confirmed that he is applying to the court for arrest warrants for Netanyahu an

Palestinian human rights defender Shawan Jabarin has received the University of Galway’s 2024 Alumni Award for Law, Public Policy and Society.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has begun hearing a case brought by Nicaragua against Germany over its support for Israel in its war in Gaza. In separate proceedings brought by South Africa against Israel, the ICJ previously found that there is a plausible risk of genocide being committed a

Three former UK Supreme Court judges have joined hundreds of senior lawyers in calling on the UK government to immediately suspend arms sales to Israel because of a "serious risk of genocide". Former Supreme Court president Baroness Hale of Richmond, Lord Sumption and Lord Wilson are among the highe

Palestinian human rights defender Shawan Jabarin is to receive the University of Galway's 2024 Alumni Award for Law, Public Policy and Society. The award, sponsored by RDJ, will be formally awarded at the university's Alumni Awards Gala Banquet, to be held on campus in the Bailey Allen Hall on Frida

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to allow humanitarian aid to reach Palestinians in Gaza as "famine is setting in". The UN court was asked by South Africa around a month ago to make further provisional measures in its case against Israel.

Ireland will make an intervention in the genocide case brought by South Africa against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the government has confirmed. Officials have been directed to begin working on a declaration of intervention which will be filed, subject to ministerial approval

There is evidence that Israel has committed acts of genocide in its war in Gaza, a new UN report has concluded. Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, presented a 25-page report to the UN Human Rights Council yesterday.

Human rights campaigners have called on US President Joe Biden to "listen to your Irish roots" and join global calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. As Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Northern Ireland leaders Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly visit the White House, activists from Amnest