University of Antwerp Workers in Solidarity with Palestine
Serious breaches of obligations arising from peremptory norms of international law: Consequences for institutional cooperation with universities in Israel
- Gamze Erdem Türkelli, Koen De Feyter and Thalia Kruger
This legal brief makes the case that University of Antwerp's ties with Israeli universities and institutions are in breach of international law for the latter's ties to Israel’s occupation and actions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory that involve serious breaches of jus cogens norms, including apartheid, self-determination, and humanitarian law.
The circus of academic complicity: A tragicomic spectacle of evasion on the world stage of genocide
- Gert Van Hecken
This article presents the circus like spectacle from academia, where universities juggle “neutrality,” “academic freedom,” and “dialogue” like glittering props to distract from the ongoing genocide in Palestine and continue their ties with Israeli universities.
From economy of occupation to economy of genocide: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967
- Francesca Albanese
This report makes the case that corporate actors are not peripheral spectators but part of the machinery sustaining Israel’s occupation, apartheid, displacement of Palestinians, and the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Torture and genocide: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967
- Francesca Albanese
This report makes the case that Israel’s use of torture against Palestinians, since 2023, has become systematic, both inside detention sites and across the occupied territory through displacement, siege, starvation, destruction, and psychological terror.
Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
- International Court of Justice
The ICJ held that Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, is unlawful and must end as rapidly as possible. The Court also said states must not recognise or assist the unlawful situation, and Israel must provide reparations for the damage caused by the occupation.
Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory
- International Court of Justice
The ICJ held that Israel must cooperate with the UN and facilitate humanitarian relief in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Gaza, rather than obstructing UN agencies and humanitarian actors.