Apartheid in the occupied Palestinian territory and prospects for accountability
This Q+A document seeks to provide a basic guide to the legal definition of apartheid and its application in the occupied Palestinian territory.
IHL Centre Strategy 2026–2030
The Centre's new Strategy sets out our vision, priorities, and ambitions for the next five years.
Strategic Humanitarian Roundtable, June 2026
The Centre convened a strategic roundtable in Addis Ababa on "Strengthening Coordinated Humanitarian Response and Diplomacy in Sudan and Ethiopia".
Two Years On: Persistent Defiance of International Law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Statement to mark the second anniversary of the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion of 19 July 2024
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