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Dec 2024
17m 15s

Will the ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanya...

The Institute for Middle East Understanding
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In this episode, we speak to Dr. Nimer Sultany, a law professor at SOAS. We discuss the ICC and the ICJ; what impact these cases will have and whether we should be optimistic about these legal developments. Dr. Sultany speaks with host Diana Buttu about the unprecedented number of legal actions taken before international courts, namely the International C ... Show More
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