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A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
No court alone has the power to adequately protect civilians during times of war.
The brutality of Israel’s assault on Gaza and the failure to secure the release of the October 7 hostages have left the Israeli prime minister with few friends domestically or internationally.
Middle East expert, Simon Mabon, answers our questions about what this key development might mean for the prospects of peace in the region.
Both the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice have become embroiled in the Gaza conflict. But the two courts are distinctly different, which has caused some confusion.
Kenya’s William Ruto will meet President Joe Biden during a rare US state visit from an African leader − and one that comes as Haiti’s crisis spirals.
Israel and Hamas have yet to reach a peace deal, despite calls from the UN and mediated efforts from Egypt and Qatar.
A United Nations agency known as UNRWA is the main player in crisis response in Gaza – but Israel will no longer work with UNRWA, and border crossings are not consistent in getting aid through.
Children’s rights are often violated in times of war.
Can the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) help replace traditional growth measures like GDP?
Deconfliction is supposed to keep non-combatants safe. But it is not working in Gaza either for aid workers or journalists.
In Gaza, Sudan, Haiti and elsewhere around the globe, famine affects increasing numbers of people.
The proposed EU asylum and migration reforms focus on securing borders and making it easier to deport people, with little protection for migrants and asylum seekers.
Development finance addresses the failures or limitations of financial institutions such as commercial and investment banks.
The bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus and storming of Mexico’s embassy in Quito breaks with accepted diplomatic norms − and could spell trouble.
Many believe that the international community could have acted earlier, to prevent the genocide before it started.
Australia has backed a move to ensure multinational corporations at least pay some tax in the countries in which they operate, but has baulked at going all the way.
Israel has historically made statements and taken actions to placate US anger without always following through. But will Biden’s threat to put conditions on aid force Israel to behave differently?
Aid workers used to be considered off-limits in conflicts. The deaths of 7 aid workers in Gaza show that’s not the case anymore. Attacks on aid workers are on the rise.
Principais colaboradores
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Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Executive Director, University of Dayton Human Rights Center, University of Dayton
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Visiting Professor of Practice, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
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Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor in the Frederick S Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor and Director of the Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer, International Development Department, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor in International Human Rights Law, The University of Western Australia
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Existential Risk, University of Cambridge
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
