Genocidal act + genocidal intent = genocide. What this means: Israel’s chances in the ICJ South Africa case crumble further. At this point it is very difficult to see the ICJ doing anything but following the growing international legal consensus.

The COI keyed in on attacks on reproductive health facilities in Gaza. In particular, it concluded that the destruction of the Basma IVF clinic was a genocidal act, and that the genocidal intent to destroy a population was “the only inference that could reasonably be drawn.”

Another international human rights body has made a legal finding of genocide in Gaza. The UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory included the finding in its report on sexual and reproductive violence in Gaza. (More in 🧵)

Anyone who’s worked with @amnesty knows they’re extremely cautious about using the word genocide. Many criticize them for it, but it greatly magnifies the significance of statements like this.

Incredibly proud of the many students who contributed tremendous work to this important project.

The same goes for any racialized or indigenous lawyer who’s ever had the nerve to ask questions, or try to step outside of expected roles in any way. Full solidarity with @SaraGhebremusse and others at @AllardLaw.

A pleasure to sit down with @SRHMJournal in Geneva last week to discuss this important topic.

RT @IHRP_UofT: It’s been quite a trip to Geneva! Very happy that the UN #CEDAW Cttee is considering our report on Canadian complicity in vi….

RT @TheAgenda: "Canadians are not helpless to stop this — Canadians are very much involved." — Human-rights experts @realjamesyap (@IHRP_Uo….

RT @TheAgenda: "This is all being done with the support of Canadian arms, either directly or indirectly." — Human-rights experts @AnjliParr….

RT @CLAIHR: PRESS RELEASE (link in🧵) : CLAIHR observed a widespread pattern of State-level repression of pro-Palestine, opinions and expres….

How many Cdn lawyers can say they do purely constitutional law (on the good side)? Here’s your chance to be one of them.

RT @WestCoast_LEAF: West Coast LEAF stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the face of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. As we bea….

RT @FreeGrassy: There are 10,000 mining claims in Grassy Narrows area of interest . #FreeGrassy #GrassyNarrows

Congratulations to @Power_of_Law and the team at @EarthRightsIntl on this historic victory!.

Well said. As a legal educator, I think it’s imperative to call out craven attempts by senior members of the profession to bully students for their views. I applaud Justice MacDonald for doing just that in his report.

About 50 yards from the @occupyuoft encampment stands a plaque honouring a trailblazing student movement, controversial in its time. It boasts how it “attracted supporters far beyond the @UofT community,” and fought “discriminatory practices and beliefs of the state and society.”

Go on, call in the police to suppress the student protests at @mcgillu. We’ll have encampments at every university in Canada the next day.

Some rare good news out of @LincAlexLawTMU - warmest congratulations to my friend and ally @JoshuaSealy whose work these past few months has been nothing short of heroic.

We’re suing the Canadian government to stop illegal arms exports to Israel. Looking forward to bringing some accountability for the rules of international human rights law that this government has so blatantly ignored.