Honoring Yom Hashoa, in the Shadow of October 7
A webinar hosting Adv. Michal Cotler-Wunsh and Adv. Meir Linzen, President of IJL, moderated by Prof. Aleksandra Gliszczyńska-Grabias, delved into the continued importance of Holocaust remembrance and explored the evolution of antisemitism and its manifestations in the aftermath of October 7. Watch the significant timely discussion:
Condolence Message on the Passing of His Holiness Pope Francis
IJL President Adv. Meir Linzen conveyed a condolence message on behalf of the organization, paying tribute to Pope Francis’s enduring legacy and his unwavering dedication to justice, compassion, and human dignity.
Submission to the ICJ on the requested advisory opinion on issues pertaining the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
IJL at the human rights Council
Prohibition of Torture: The Need to Recognise Hostages and Their Families as Direct Victims – Event Hosting the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Hostages’ Family Members
Updates from IJL member organizations around the globe
UK: The meaning of proportionality in the international law of armed conflict
UKAJLJ (UK Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists): Israel’s right to defend itself under international law following the attack by Hamas on October 7 is beyond question.In its military operations, Israel is of course obliged to act in compliance with the international law of armed conflict, which includes the principle of proportionality, but many take a mistaken view of the limits placed on Israel’s military action against Hamas by that principle.
Proportionality in this context does not mean, as many suppose, that defensive military action must be limited so as to cause no more than proportionate harm to the enemy. Thus, the number of casualties or the damage caused to civilians and non-military targets is not in itself an indication of disproportionality
Read More on the UKAJLJ website
USA: An Open Letter to the Bar from David B. Rosenbaum, Esq.
AAJLJ (American association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists): a powerful appeal from David B. Rosenbaum, Esq. to the Bar to ensure that the legal profession holds those accountable who justify the barbaric attacks of Hamas on innocent Israeli civilians.
Read here the full statment
Argentina: demonstration in Buenos Aires
AAJRA (Association of Jewish Lawyers of the Argentina Republic), with a coalition of over 170 organizations in Argentina, called on Friday, 17/11/2023, for the immediate release of the hostages – children, babies, older persons, people with disabilities, women, and men – kidnapped to Gaza in the horrendous Hamas led terrorist attack on October 7.
Read here the full statment
In Memoriam
Adv. Alex Hertman
IJL’s Former President (2004-2011)
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