nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/b8bdc23ad2edcb22 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250221s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/b8bdc23ad2edcb22 doi eng 342 23 Mann, Itamar Author aut Criminalizing Knowledge - Israel’s Legislative Attack on International Law Expertise Mann, Itamar Verfassungsblog 2025-02-21 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier When does sharing information become an act of disloyalty to the state? Three bills advancing through Israel’s Knesset aim to answer this question decisively: any cooperation with international justice mechanisms, particularly the International Criminal Court (ICC), would constitute a betrayal of the state punishable by up to life imprisonment. This legislative package marks a dramatic shift from merely opposing international criminal jurisdiction to criminalizing the very act of documentation and information-sharing about potential human rights violations. For Israeli scholars researching international humanitarian law, the message is clear: our academic work could become a criminal offense if it finds its way to international courts. CC BY-SA 4.0 Academic Freedom Freedom of Expression Freedom of Speech ICC International Criminal Court Israel-Hamas War Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/criminalizing-knowledge/ raw object