#ralph wilde

[huariqueje]

Gaza 'evacuations' by Israel called coerced transfers, violating laws of...

Professor Ralph Wilde of University College London, an international law expert, unequivocally condemned Israel’s Gaza displacement plans as illegal under multiple legal frameworks. Speaking to Al Jazeera, he asserted that Israel’s occupation itself violates Palestinian self-determination rights, rendering all associated actions, including forced transfers, unlawful. The UCL professor detailed how coerced movement within or beyond Gaza constitutes war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, dismissing Israel’s "voluntary evacuation" claims as fiction amid bombardment. He stressed that even proposed "humanitarian zones" in Rafah would be forced displacement, as Palestinians face Israel-made conditions eliminating genuine choice. Wilde highlighted individual criminal liability for officials and soldiers, noting the International Court of Justice’s jurisdiction over such violations. 

[the-organic-dynamic]

Ralph Wilde, Ph.D, addressing the ICJ during hearings at the Hague (February 26, 2024):

[Quotation begins around 23:22, emphases mine]

"In sum: the occupation of the Palestinian Gaza Strip and West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is existentially illegal...

because ... quite simply, [it is] an exercise of authority over the Palestinian people that, by its very nature, violates their right to freedom.

This multifaceted existential illegality — involving serious violations of peremptory norms — has two key consequences:

First: the occupation must end: Israel must renounce its claim to sovereignty over the Palestinian territory; all settlers must be removed. Immediately. This is required to end the illegality, to discharge the positive obligation to enable immediate Palestinian self-administration, and because Israel lacks any legal entitlement to exercise authority..."

"...whatever it does is illegal, even if compliant with or pursuant to the conduct-regulatory rules."

[laurelrusswurm]

International Law is good law. Thanks for clearing that up. Dr Wilde.

[tonyvwright]