Article: ‘Before the Israel-Hamas War: Half a Century of Occupation and Apartheid’

Explored the failures of International Humanitarian Law and global law-keeping in the law of international armed conflict.

Taking the perspective of legal history and how a century of inaction by the international community, including the International Criminal Court and various Western governments, led to a build-up of draconian military law, institutional discrimination and systemic oppression and resulted in the outbreak of a regional law.

Before the Israel-Hamas War: Half a Century of Occupation and Apartheid

Why has International Humanitarian Law failed in the half-century of control and suffering that led to this moment? Why has the international community been so reluctant to use the word ‘apartheid’ despite the overwhelming evidence?