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It’s time to invoke the Geneva Convention

World Beyond War, 8 January 24

Urge Governments to Invoke the Genocide Convention to Stop the War on Gaza

South Africa has heeded this call. Let’s ask other countries to join!

Several countries’ governments have accused the Israeli government of genocide and asked the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials, but that court effectively answers to the U.S. government and has refused for years to prosecute crimes by Israel or anyone else outside of Africa.

But the International Court of Justice has ruled against Israel in the past, and if any party to the Genocide Convention invokes it, the court will be obliged to rule on the matter.

If the ICJ determines that genocide is happening, then the ICC will not need to make that determination but only consider who is responsible.

This has been done before. Bosnia and Herzegovina invoked the Genocide Convention against Serbia, and the ICJ ruled against Serbia.

The crime of genocide is happening. The intentional destruction of a people, in whole or in part, is genocide. The law is meant to be used to prevent it, not just review it after the fact.

Background article here.

more https://worldbeyondwar.org/gaza-genocide/

January 9, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Israel, politics international, weapons and war