JUSTICE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW WAS DISCUSSED AT A CONFERENCE ORGANIZED AT BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY

A ‘Justice and International Law’ session was held at the ‘Rethinking International Law after Gaza’ conference, organized by Bogazici University Faculty of Law. In his speech at the session, Prof. Richard Falk, an expert on international law at Princeton University and former the United Nations Human Rights Rapporteur, strongly criticized Israel’s actions in Gaza and highlighted the failure of international law to effectively address the crisis in Gaza. He stated, “The genocide in Gaza continues, and the threat of a wider destructive war in the region directly linked to Gaza is a growing concern.” Balakrishnan Rajagopal, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, also highlighted the impact of the systematic destruction of housing in Gaza and other conflict zones in his speech. In his remarks on the lack of international legal action regarding the Gaza crisis, he stated, “It appears that international law is not effectively addressing the situation in Gaza.”