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Raji Sourani, a Palestinian human rights lawyer, talks to Justice Info about the situation in the Gaza Strip (Palestine) and international law, following Donald Trump's statements. Photo: Sourani looks out of his office window.
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“I hope Gaza won’t be the graveyard of international law”

On February 12, 2025, leading Palestinian human rights lawyer Raji Sourani [read bio below] talked to Justice Info, reacting to President Donald Trump’s declarations on Gaza and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s threat to resume “intense fighting” if Hamas does not release Israeli hostages by Saturday February 15.
By Pierre Hazan (for Justice Info)
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has heard arguments from Aishath Shaan Shakir for the Maldives, on the subject of Israel's occupation of Palestine.

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Israel and Gaza: what if the law of war had a say?

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In a street of Vilnius (Lithuania) crowded with demonstrators, a huge flag of Ukraine is deployed on the road, held by Lithuanians.

Why Lithuania is at the forefront of the Ukrainian lawfare