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Jan 2024
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Will South Africa's ICJ case stop the su...

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Israel is carrying out genocide in Gaza and its leaders are the main inciters - that's the accusation at the heart of South Africa's case at the UN's top court. Israel says it's defending itself and denies the allegations. So, will this case stop the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza?

In this episode:

  • Sanusha Naidu, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Global Dialogue.
  • Wadie Said, Professor of Law and Dean’s Faculty Fellow at the University of Colorado School of Law.
  • Nimer Sultany, Reader in Public Law at SOAS.

Host: Adrian Finighan

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