Bana Abu Zuluf publishes in OpinioJuris

Friday, October 25, 2024 - 09:30

Bana Abu Zuluf, a Palestinian PhD researcher in International Law in the School of Law and Criminology, Published an article in OpinioJuris entitled, Rethinking International Law After Gaza Symposium: International Law Beneath the Rubble – Academic Complicity in Gaza Genocide.

“In Gaza, the sky continues to rain fire as international law remains paralyzed. The scholars and institutions that uphold its legitimacy—those who claim to champion justice—are biding their time. They await the ICJ’s judgment as though a ruling from the Hague could stop the Gaza omnicide as if calling genocide by its rightful name requires a court’s permission. But the violence in Gaza, Lebanon, and beyond isn’t waiting; it is active, unrelenting, and intensifying. As we speak, Gaza’s children are buried under the rubble of homes bombed by a military that operates with impunity. The massacre stretches far beyond the ‘borders’ of the Strip—its reach now extends to Beirut and Jnoub, where Israeli airstrikes have claimed many more lives. While scholars wait, the bodies pile up.”

Read the article in full here .