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Infographic: Where the law stands on Israel’s separation barrier

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In June 2002, the Israeli cabinet approved the construction of a “continuous fence” in the West Bank. In July 2004, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared this barrier illegal, choosing to refer to it as a “wall”.

The infographic “Where Law Stands on the Wall” describes the detail of ICJ’s decision. Today, 9 years on, and despite wide condemnation, little has been done by the international community to hold the Israeli government accountable for its ongoing disregard of international law.

You can view the full graphic here.

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Can we hope that this graphic will follow the 4-piece maps of the shrinking Palestine on Boston’s, San Francisco’s, and other transit advertising. IMO its really neat and emphasizes international law viscerally.

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It’s regrettable that the ICJ issued simply an advisory opinion on the legality of the wall and the recommendation that it be followed up by the UNGA and UNSC. Since it was only an opinion with nothing binding about it and in light of it going nowhere and anywhere in the UNSC because of the US automatic veto on Israel-related issues, Israel didn’t give it a second thought. One has to wonder why the UNGA requested the opinion in the first place. It’s been almost 10 years since the opinion was issued, but Israel continues on its merry way of thievery without a care about what the world thinks.

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Walid, this is what Hostage said on 14/07/13 about this very issue :

“While a moral victory, the ICJ issued no more than an advisory opinion as it has no jurisdiction in the case.”

Correction: Certain advisory opinions are legally binding. That includes any dispute over the interpretation of an international agreement that contains a compromissory clause granting the ICJ jurisdiction. The General Assembly request for the Advisory Opinion cited UN GA resolution 181(II) as one of the relevant UN resolutions and asked what are the legal consequences flowing from the applicable international laws, treaties, and UN resolutions?

Resolution 181(II) does contain a) an international agreement which placed human rights in Palestine under UN guarantees; and b) granted the ICJ compulsory jurisdiction to settle any disputes, unless the parties agreed to some other method.

The UN considers the minority rights declarations it has obtained after WWII to be legally binding agreements that are still in force. Resolution 181(II) was cataloged in 1950 as part of a survey of legal instruments containing minority protection treaties E/CN.4/367, Date: 7 April 1950 (see Chapter III The United Nations Charter And The Treaties Concluded After The War, resolution 181(II) of 29 November 1947, “The Future Government of Palestine”, pages 22-23).

The Advisory Opinion was also endorsed by an Emergency special Session of the General Assembly convened under the auspices of a “Uniting for Peace” resolution. So it’s legally binding on all UN organs and officials.

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I didn’t realize that Ramzi Jaber was one of the driving forces behind these infographics. They are fantastic.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/middle-east/graphic-illustration-of-palestinian-concerns-1.1579952

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