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As a genocide law professor, I’d give the US brief supporting Israel at the ICJ a failing grade

JL;DR SUMMARY Menachem Z. Rosensaft critiques the U.S. government's intervention in the International Court of Justice case, South Africa v. Israel, as insufficient in defending Israel against genocide allegations related to its actions in Gaza. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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GazaInternational LawGenocideSouth AfricaHamas ConflictIcjMenachem Z. RosensaftUs InterventionLegal Critique

Places mentioned

South Africa
"In December 2023, two months into the war, South Africa formally charged Israel before the International Court of Justice with perpetrating a genocide in Gaza."
Israel
"South Africa formally charged Israel before the International Court of Justice with perpetrating a genocide in Gaza."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"South Africa formally charged Israel before the International Court of Justice with perpetrating a genocide in Gaza."
United States
"Last week, the United States joined Fiji, Hungary, Iceland, Namibia and the Netherlands as the latest countries to file declarations of intervention with the ICJ in South Africa v. Israel."
Fiji
"Last week, the United States joined Fiji, Hungary, Iceland, Namibia and the Netherlands as the latest countries to file declarations of intervention with the ICJ in South Africa v. Israel."
Hungary
"Last week, the United States joined Fiji, Hungary, Iceland, Namibia and the Netherlands as the latest countries to file declarations of intervention with the ICJ in South Africa v. Israel."
Iceland
"Last week, the United States joined Fiji, Hungary, Iceland, Namibia and the Netherlands as the latest countries to file declarations of intervention with the ICJ in South Africa v. Israel."
Namibia
"Last week, the United States joined Fiji, Hungary, Iceland, Namibia and the Netherlands as the latest countries to file declarations of intervention with the ICJ in South Africa v. Israel."
Netherlands
"Last week, the United States joined Fiji, Hungary, Iceland, Namibia and the Netherlands as the latest countries to file declarations of intervention with the ICJ in South Africa v. Israel."
Chile
"Thus, for example, Chile calls for a holistic analysis of evidence, considering the overall factual picture within the context in which the acts occurred, and the pattern of conduct of the accused."
Brazil
"In the same spirit, Brazil wants the ICJ to adopt a balanced approach to dolus specialis, one that reflects not only the criminal law dimension but also the Conventions overarching humanitarian object and purpose."
Ireland
"Ireland for its part calls on the court to broaden its interpretation of what constitutes the commission of genocide by a State."
Belize
"Belize, meanwhile, goes even further, maintaining, inaccurately as it happens, that There is no requirement that the State or individual act exclusively with genocidal intent."

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