LAW TRAIN brings together the Israeli Police, the Israeli Ministry for Public Security (IMPS) and European police forces, universities and private companies with the aim of “harmonizing and sharing interrogation techniques between the countries”. The EU is funding this project with over 5 million euros, as part of its Horizon2020 programme for research and innovation. […]
International Law
Supporting Israeli apartheid: EU funding for Elbit Systems
Elbit, one of the most iconic accomplices of Israeli violations of International law and a notorious war profiteer, has already applied with at least 6 projects to Horizon 2020. One of its aims is to develop is Laser Gated Imaging (LGI) technology, a dual-use technology employed in military applications, and is likely to be used […]
Stop Corporate Impunity: 8 Proposals for a legally binding treaty on TNCs
The 8 PROPOSALS FOR THE NEW LEGALLY BINDING INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENT ON TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS (TNCs) AND HUMAN RIGHTS are the written contribution of the Global Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity, of which Stop the Wall Campaign is part, to the first session of the intergovernmental working group mandated with the elaboration of an […]
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL OPINION: 10 YEARS AFTER THE ICJ DECISION
"TIME FOR CONCRETE ACTION" On July 9 2014, ten yers after the Advisory Opinion of the International Court on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 92 legal experts and 41 legal networks and organizations have issued a joined letter summarizing the legal significance of the Opinion and underlining the […]
Infographic: Where Law stands on the Wall
The infographic  âWhere Law Stands on the Wallâ by Visualizing Palestine illustrates the ICJ’s decision. A decade after this decision, and despite wide condemnation, little has been done by the international community to hold the Israeli government accountable for its ongoing disregard of international law. Â
Occupation, Apartheid and Colonialism in Palestine – a basic guide
The Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem and the Birzeit University Institute of Law are pleased to announce release of the “Guidelines for Advocating for Palestinian Rights in conformity with International Law”. Tthis new advocacy tool is an outcome document of the conference “Options and Strategies of International Law for the Palestinian People” held […]
Israel’s Absentees’ Property Law: A tool for taking control of Palestinian land
The Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem has released a legal briefing on the application of the law in occupied East Jerusalem and prospects of judicial and political struggle. The Absentees’ Property Law (1950) is one of Israel’s major legal instruments for seizing Palestinian property. By classifying every citizen or persons present in an […]
Palestinian Call to the UN: Dismantle the Wall not the ICJ decision!
After two years of complete silence regarding the Wall, the UN Secretary-General is now proposing to create a register of damage done by the Apartheid Wall.The setting up of the register will in effect dismantle the ICJ decision and prevent its implementation. This fact sheet explains why the Register, in its current form, is a […]
Basic info: the Wall and international law
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague, despite intense pressure from Israel, the US and EU Governments, confirms what Palestinians and the world have known since the beginning of its planning and construction – THE WALL IS ILLEGAL! Please click here to download the full ruling in PDF format. Please click here […]
Mobilization and Momentum are the Only Ways to Ensure that the Sole De Facto Victor is not the International System
No doubt, expectations in Palestine – and among its supporters – had been low in regards to the International Court of Justice "Advisory Opinion." The Court, as the United Nations as a whole, was expected to fall substantially short in its decision. With the continued failure of the UN in relation to Palestinian rights and […]