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Mia Swart is a visiting professor in the School of Law at the University of the Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The G20 Summit and the Unintended Consequences of South Africa's ICJ Litigation in Gaza
South Africa’s legal action against Israel at the ICJ and Trump’s subsequent decision to boycott the G20 summit in the country reflect both a shifting global approach to the Israel-Palestine
Starvation Has Long Been a War Crime. Gaza Shows Why It Must Be Prosecuted.
In late August, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a United Nations organization that classifies the severity of food insecurity around the globe, formally determined that the situation in
What the ICJ Case Against Israel Means for South Africa
South Africa’s support for Palestinians is not only motivated by human rights and humanitarian concerns, but also by an ambitions foreign policy agenda.
