ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jasmine Moussa

Jasmine Moussa is the Legal Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt and has acted as Counsel for Egypt before the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

POSTS BY Jasmine Moussa

11 October 2024

Jasmine Moussa

The Advisory Opinion on Israel’s Policies and Practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

This post analyses the separation between jus ad bellum / in bello as arising from the Advisory Opinion of the ICJ. This separation was challenged by many States appearing before the Court, some of which implied that Israel’s policies and practices, as violations of jus in bello, rendered the occupation unlawful under jus ad bellum. The Court ultimately reaffirmed the separation with a twofold argument, namely qualifying the ‘legality of the occupation’ as a jus ad bellum question, and framing Israel’s policies and practices (prolonged occupation, annexation, and settlement policy) as violations of jus ad bellum. Continue reading >>