A scholar in Northern Ireland, Martin Fee, was awarded a prize by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission/Transitional Justice Institute for his dissertation “And justice for all? How the relationship between the US and the ICC since 2017 has affected the legitimacy of the ICC and the credibility of the US in international criminal justice”.

In it, he examined the history and background of such relationship, reviewed the literature, and asked the following questions:
• Have US policies and actions towards the ICC, and US-ICC interactions, since the beginning of 2017 damaged perceptions of the ICC’s legitimacy?
• Has the US lost credibility in international criminal justice?

He concluded:
“The US position in practice is that it supports investigations that are conducive to US interests and will attempt to deny the ICC’s jurisdiction when ICC scrutiny would be antithetical to US interests. The US has done this by being involved in exempting certain states’ nationals from ICC jurisdiction through its role at the UNSC. It has also selectively and inconsistently adopted the position that the ICC does not have jurisdiction over non-party states’ nationals, even where the ICC would have jurisdiction under the Rome Statute. The double standard is clear. The US supported the ICC in exercising its jurisdiction over nonparty states’ nationals of Sudan, Libya, and Russia. However, the US vehemently denied the ICC’s jurisdiction over non-party states’ nationals concerning alleged Israeli or US crimes in situations where the ICC can also establish jurisdiction under the Rome Statute. Therefore, the ICC must be cautious in encouraging US support if it does not wish for further damage to its sociological legitimacy worldwide. There is still time for the ICC, and there is still room for progress.”

A whole damning session on the role Karim Khan played is part of his dissertation.

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Channel 12 Hebrew:


Coalition members are putting intense pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu by urging him to reject the proposed deal to release those kidnapped in Gaza 207 days ago.

Smotrich said: “Israel must choose either victory or defeat and humiliation,”

Ben Gvir said “I warned Netanyahu against ending the war.”

War Cabinet member Eisenkot said: “Smotrich and Ben Gvir are blackmailing Netanyahu with political threats.”

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UPDATE: The woman who had her hijab forcibly removed by the police, now has legal representation and wants to pursue legal action.

Her lawyer is examining the case as a potential violation of religious freedom.


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Children in Gaza are downplaying their pain because they view it as insignificant compared to the broader struggle

Doctors in Gaza have observed that children being treated in local hospitals tend to downplay their pain, possibly because they perceive it as insignificant compared to the broader struggle amid the ongoing Israeli genocide in their region.

A meeting of international medical professionals convened in Doha, Qatar, over the weekend to strategize the development of a new manual on trauma pain management aimed at aiding healthcare providers working with children in Gaza and similarly affected areas.

Source: Al-Mayadeen

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