International Law

UK may not allow US to use its bases to attack Iran over possible int'l law violations - report

According to a Wednesday Truth Social post by US President Donald Trump, the US may need to use the joint UK-US Diego Garcia base and the RAF Fairford base in order to strike Iran.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, IDAN KWELLER
US President Donald Trump stands next to Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he delivers a statement during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025.
ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE campus in Kiryat Ono.

Ono Academic College unveils International Law Program bridging Israeli and US legal systems

New LL.B. track at Ono International School combines Israeli law with NY Bar eligibility

|ByALAN ROSENBAUM
This picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli military on January 27, 2024, shows Israeli soldiers patrolling an area in Gaza's main southern city of Khan Yunis, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.

Up to 130 int'l lawyers protected IDF from war crimes charges as it fought in Gaza - exclusive

The ILD had to guide and provide varied rules of engagement while as many as 50,000 IDF infantry and tanks were invading all over Gaza

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Eliya Cohen, a hostage held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, is escorted by Hamas militants as he is released as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

Eliya Cohen calls for hostages to 'press button' on Hamas terrorists as death penalty bill advances

"Raping, murdering, smashing heads, desecrating bodies, burning babies, kidnapping civilians, and torturing them 24/7, is that not a violation of the international convention?" said Cohen.

|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF

France pushes EU sanctions against drug-linked organized crime

France urges new EU sanctions amid a surge in drug trafficking and gang violence.

NOVEMBER 20, 2025ByREUTERS
French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot arrives for a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, November 17, 2025.

US Coast Guard responds to Russian military ship near waters off Oahu

The US Coast Guard is monitoring russian vessels near its international borders.

NOVEMBER 14, 2025ByREUTERS
Permanent group of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, 2016

Palestinian sovereignty and international law: Limits of UN recognition - opinion

Among other things, if current UN member states seek to establish the first Palestinian state, they will have to honor all listed expectations of the Montevideo (1933) and Vienna (1969) conventions.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025ByLOUIS RENÉ BERES
RIYAD MANSOUR, the Palestinian permanent observer to the UN, speaks after the General Assembly voted to endorse a declaration on a two-state solution earlier this month. Israel has no legal obligation to carve a new enemy state, the writer states.

Trump will no longer let international law get in his way - opinion

The Trump administration is making it clear to the international system that the principles of international law will no longer constitute an obstacle on the path to achieving its objectives.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025ByZAKI SHALOM
MEMBERS OF the National Bolivarian Militia gather after responding to Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro’s call to defend national sovereignty amid escalating tensions with the US, in Valencia, Venezuela, last week.

Israel is not committing genocide: Exposing the distortion of law and truth - opinion

Despite repeated accusations, Israel’s actions in Gaza do not meet the legal definition of genocide and reflect self-defense, not intent to destroy a people.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2025ByARSEN OSTROVSKY, JOHN SPENCER
IDF soldiers seen during operations in the Gaza Strip, August 27, 2025

I’m a scholar of international law: This is not genocide - opinion

Israel's war in Gaza has killed tens of thousands, but it does not meet the legal definition of a genocide.

JULY 28, 2025ByNITSANA DARSHAN-LEITNER
THE WRITER addresses a Jerusalem Post conference in New York in May. If Israel strikes at over 174,000 buildings in Gaza, it is because Hamas has made every one of those sites part of its military network, she asserts.

Striking civilian targets: Iran's violation of international law must be punished - opinion

If Iran’s campaign of civilian targeting remains unchallenged, the next war may bring further crossing of red lines. However, with one important difference: Next time, it may not be about Israel.

JULY 19, 2025ByGIL LEWINSKY
An illustrative image of destroyed buildings in Tel Aviv.

The three I's: A solution to discern genocides from tragedies - opinion

We suggest that every tragedy that might be classified as genocide be tested by the three I’s: Intent, implementation, and implications.

MAY 15, 2025ByPER ANDERS RUDLING, EFRAIM ZUROFF
A woman holds a sign outside the International Court of Justice, amid the case in which Israel was accused of genocide, last year. Every tragedy that might be classified as genocide should be tested by the three I’s: intent, implementation, and implications, the writers argue.

'Israel is breaching int'l law by cutting off Gaza aid' UK FM Lammy says

His comments came before Israel began renewed strikes on targets in Gaza later on Monday night.

MARCH 18, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
FILE PHOTO: Britain's new foreign secretary, David Lammy, is pictured at a meeting in Beirut, Lebanon in January 12, 2024.

Hamas gave 'completion certificates' to released hostages with Red Cross signatures

The items inside the bag gave a clear depiction of the psychological torture methods Hamas used on captives.

JANUARY 19, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Red Cross employee signing the Hamas certificate