Gerhard Kemp
@gerhardkempicl.bsky.social
Professor of Law, UWE Bristol, UK; Institute for Justice & Reconciliation, Cape Town. #internationalcriminallaw
New publication by Saaed Bagheri & me on the environmental destruction of #Gaza. We call it terraforming warfare; environmental harm with longterm effect.
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Damage to and Destruction of the Natural Environment: Terraforming Warfare in Gaza and Accountability for Ecocentric Crimes
Abstract. This contribution considers the significant and well-recorded environmental destruction in Gaza, following Israel’s full-scale military operation
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November 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
New publication by Saaed Bagheri & me on the environmental destruction of #Gaza. We call it terraforming warfare; environmental harm with longterm effect.
academic.oup.com/jicj/advance...
academic.oup.com/jicj/advance...
My comments on the latest extension to file a counter-memorial, granted to Israel in the genocide case (South Africa v. Israel) ICJ:
www.middleeasteye.net/news/icj-gra...
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'Disappointing': ICJ grants Israel another extension in South Africa genocide case
UN's top court once again extends timeline of genocide case, giving Israel until 12 March 2026 to submit its counter arguments to South Africa's evidence
www.middleeasteye.net
October 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
My comments on the latest extension to file a counter-memorial, granted to Israel in the genocide case (South Africa v. Israel) ICJ:
www.middleeasteye.net/news/icj-gra...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/icj-gra...
My comments, with other experts, on two years of genocide in Gaza: www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/2-...
2 years of Gaza genocide: Legal reckoning for Israel edges closer?
Experts say parallel tracks of justice in The Hague may be slow-moving, but could mark a turning point in efforts to hold Israel accountable - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
October 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
My comments, with other experts, on two years of genocide in Gaza: www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/2-...
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Itamar Mann, Professor at the University of Haifa, Faculty of Law:
“The only reasonable inference from the cumulative evidence is that Israel’s conduct in Gaza constitutes genocide.“
LTO asked eleven international experts, if Israel is commiting Genocide. Outcome: 9x yes, 2x not sure (2025/08/15)
“The only reasonable inference from the cumulative evidence is that Israel’s conduct in Gaza constitutes genocide.“
LTO asked eleven international experts, if Israel is commiting Genocide. Outcome: 9x yes, 2x not sure (2025/08/15)
International Law Experts: Genocide in Gaza?
Does Israel’s conduct in Gaza constitute genocide? LTO asked eleven international law experts. After 22 months of war, a clear tendency is emerging.
www.lto.de
September 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Itamar Mann, Professor at the University of Haifa, Faculty of Law:
“The only reasonable inference from the cumulative evidence is that Israel’s conduct in Gaza constitutes genocide.“
LTO asked eleven international experts, if Israel is commiting Genocide. Outcome: 9x yes, 2x not sure (2025/08/15)
“The only reasonable inference from the cumulative evidence is that Israel’s conduct in Gaza constitutes genocide.“
LTO asked eleven international experts, if Israel is commiting Genocide. Outcome: 9x yes, 2x not sure (2025/08/15)
A few comments on the current situation regarding SA’s case against Israel, with colleagues @mikebecker.bsky.social & Juliette McIntyre.
#GazaGenocide
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#GazaGenocide
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Israel’s genocide in Gaza: What happened to South Africa’s case at the ICJ?
A verdict may not come for at least another two years - why the delay?
www.middleeasteye.net
September 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A few comments on the current situation regarding SA’s case against Israel, with colleagues @mikebecker.bsky.social & Juliette McIntyre.
#GazaGenocide
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#GazaGenocide
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Israel, ante el espejo de Sudáfrica www.lavanguardia.com/internaciona...
My comments re Israel’s “South Africa moment” (comparing the isolation of apartheid SA to contemporary efforts to put pressure on Israel to end the genocide & occupation). Some similarities; significant differences as well.
My comments re Israel’s “South Africa moment” (comparing the isolation of apartheid SA to contemporary efforts to put pressure on Israel to end the genocide & occupation). Some similarities; significant differences as well.
Israel, ante el espejo de Sudáfrica
A medida que va arañando metros de terreno en Gaza, Israel va perdiendo apoyos en la escena internacional. Lo reconocía el propio Beniamin Netanyahu esta semana:
www.lavanguardia.com
September 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Israel, ante el espejo de Sudáfrica www.lavanguardia.com/internaciona...
My comments re Israel’s “South Africa moment” (comparing the isolation of apartheid SA to contemporary efforts to put pressure on Israel to end the genocide & occupation). Some similarities; significant differences as well.
My comments re Israel’s “South Africa moment” (comparing the isolation of apartheid SA to contemporary efforts to put pressure on Israel to end the genocide & occupation). Some similarities; significant differences as well.
Reposted by Gerhard Kemp
If you want to complain to The Times about their decision to publish an op-ed by Yoav Gallant - subject of an International Criminal Court an arrest warrant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza (starvation, murder, persecution etc.) - their email is [email protected]
If you want to complain to The Times about their decision to publish an op-ed by Niall Ferguson, their email is [email protected]
June 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
If you want to complain to The Times about their decision to publish an op-ed by Yoav Gallant - subject of an International Criminal Court an arrest warrant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza (starvation, murder, persecution etc.) - their email is [email protected]
NILSC Hybrid Workshop: APARTHEID, GENOCIDE, AND ETHNIC CLEANSING - The University of Nottingham
Join us in person or online next Thursday, 19 June at 12:00 UK.
Speakers include Leila Sadat, Bill Schabas, Alain Pellet & other scholars (full programme in link below).
Join us in person or online next Thursday, 19 June at 12:00 UK.
Speakers include Leila Sadat, Bill Schabas, Alain Pellet & other scholars (full programme in link below).
NILSC Hybrid Workshop: APARTHEID, GENOCIDE, AND ETHNIC CLEANSING - The University of Nottingham
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June 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
NILSC Hybrid Workshop: APARTHEID, GENOCIDE, AND ETHNIC CLEANSING - The University of Nottingham
Join us in person or online next Thursday, 19 June at 12:00 UK.
Speakers include Leila Sadat, Bill Schabas, Alain Pellet & other scholars (full programme in link below).
Join us in person or online next Thursday, 19 June at 12:00 UK.
Speakers include Leila Sadat, Bill Schabas, Alain Pellet & other scholars (full programme in link below).
I have signed this letter & legal memorandum (with 800 UK-based lawyers) to the UK Government regarding its obligations under international law. #Palestine #Gaza #genocide lawyersletter.uk/wp-content/u...
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May 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I have signed this letter & legal memorandum (with 800 UK-based lawyers) to the UK Government regarding its obligations under international law. #Palestine #Gaza #genocide lawyersletter.uk/wp-content/u...
Gaza was “too controversial” for faculty seminars, “too sensitive” to discuss. The tide is turning, now, but it is noted 👇🏼
May 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Gaza was “too controversial” for faculty seminars, “too sensitive” to discuss. The tide is turning, now, but it is noted 👇🏼
We don’t watch #Eurovision but this year we don’t watch it with dolus specialis
May 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
We don’t watch #Eurovision but this year we don’t watch it with dolus specialis
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The #ICJ has dismissed #Sudan’s case against #UAE, but the #UAE’s reaction merits caution. UAE states that the outcome proves that Sudan’s case was ‘unfounded and lacks any basis.’ That is the wrong takeaway from the ICJ decision. 1/2 www.mofa.gov.ae/en/MediaHub/...
UAE Welcomes ICJ Ruling Which Represents a Resounding Rejection of Baseless Sudanese Claims
The United Arab Emirates has welcomed today’s decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to dismiss the case filed by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) against the UAE, citing a m...
www.mofa.gov.ae
May 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The #ICJ has dismissed #Sudan’s case against #UAE, but the #UAE’s reaction merits caution. UAE states that the outcome proves that Sudan’s case was ‘unfounded and lacks any basis.’ That is the wrong takeaway from the ICJ decision. 1/2 www.mofa.gov.ae/en/MediaHub/...
opiniojuris.org/2025/04/29/c... My comment on developments in the first prosecution of apartheid as a crime against humanity and the issue of prescription.
Criminal Court in South Africa Confirms Charges in Historic First Prosecution of the Crime Against Humanity of Apartheid
[Gerhard Kemp is professor of criminal law at UWE Bristol, and extraordinary professor of public law at Stellenbosch University] On Monday, 14 April 2025, the high court in Johannesburg issued an i…
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April 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
opiniojuris.org/2025/04/29/c... My comment on developments in the first prosecution of apartheid as a crime against humanity and the issue of prescription.
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With the UK #HigherEducation sector in crisis, read 👇🏻 for a history of how it got in its stratified state, the impact of these institutional typologies at the academic unit level and specifically on #LawSchools, and also how these can be disrupted. doi.org/10.53300/001...
Of Clubs and Clans: The 'National Pattern' of Higher Education in the United Kingdom and its impact on Law Schools | Published in Legal Education Review
By Andra le Roux-Kemp. UK law schools must reflect critically and operate strategically to disrupt the complex pattern of institutional types characterising the UK higher education sector and impactin...
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April 11, 2025 at 6:39 AM
With the UK #HigherEducation sector in crisis, read 👇🏻 for a history of how it got in its stratified state, the impact of these institutional typologies at the academic unit level and specifically on #LawSchools, and also how these can be disrupted. doi.org/10.53300/001...
Very useful open access resource on peace-building & transitional justice with a focus on mental health & psychosocial support (authored by: Institute for Justice & Reconciliation, Cape Town)
www.ijr.org.za/portfolio-it...
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A Training Manual and Handbook for Trauma-Informed Psychosocial Peacebuilding
This Training Manual and Handbook on Integrating Peacebuilding and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support contributes to the development of learning and teaching resources based on participatory metho...
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April 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Very useful open access resource on peace-building & transitional justice with a focus on mental health & psychosocial support (authored by: Institute for Justice & Reconciliation, Cape Town)
www.ijr.org.za/portfolio-it...
www.ijr.org.za/portfolio-it...
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"The Genocide Convention and customary international law prohibit only the physical and biological destruction of a group, not attacks on cultural or religious property or symbols of the group. However, ... such attacks may be considered evidence of intent to physically destroy the group." (ICTY)
Video shows the moment Israeli forces bombed Imad Aql Mosque in Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza.
March 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"The Genocide Convention and customary international law prohibit only the physical and biological destruction of a group, not attacks on cultural or religious property or symbols of the group. However, ... such attacks may be considered evidence of intent to physically destroy the group." (ICTY)
Happy to see this. Trump & Putin supporters in 🇿🇦 will not like this, but good to see mature diplomacy in action. mg.co.za/politics/202...
Zelenskyy set to land in South Africa on April 10
The Ukrainian president’s visit is announced as Europe rallies after Washington cuts support
mg.co.za
March 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Happy to see this. Trump & Putin supporters in 🇿🇦 will not like this, but good to see mature diplomacy in action. mg.co.za/politics/202...
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Second World Approaches to International Law. We meet in Vienna on Friday, looking forward to 2 days of thought-provoking papers events.ceu.edu/2025-02-21/s...
In Search of Second World Approaches to International Law
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February 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Second World Approaches to International Law. We meet in Vienna on Friday, looking forward to 2 days of thought-provoking papers events.ceu.edu/2025-02-21/s...
Reposted by Gerhard Kemp
In good company here with @gerhardkempicl.bsky.social and @sevslv.bsky.social on the numerous legal and moral problems with Trump's Gaza proposals. www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
Safe areas or ethnic cleansing? Experts debunk Trump’s Gaza plan claims
Even if Trump claims to have good intentions, as long as Palestinians are forced to leave, and there is no plan for their return, then it remains ethnic cleansing, says legal scholar Gerhard Kemp
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www.aa.com.tr
February 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
In good company here with @gerhardkempicl.bsky.social and @sevslv.bsky.social on the numerous legal and moral problems with Trump's Gaza proposals. www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
Full article: A critical analysis of the role of legal higher education and training in the institutionalisation of the English legal profession: quo vadis for English law schools?
February 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Full article: A critical analysis of the role of legal higher education and training in the institutionalisation of the English legal profession: quo vadis for English law schools?
I talked to Rabia Ali about Trump’s Gaza plans… www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
Safe areas or ethnic cleansing? Experts debunk Trump’s Gaza plan claims
Even if Trump claims to have good intentions, as long as Palestinians are forced to leave, and there is no plan for their return, then it remains ethnic cleansing, says legal scholar Gerhard Kemp
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www.aa.com.tr
February 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I talked to Rabia Ali about Trump’s Gaza plans… www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
