Ruling by UN’s top court means Canada and the US could be complicit in Gaza genocide
Heidi Matthews, Faisal A. Bhabha, and Mohammad Fadel / January 28, 2024 / 5 min readSyndicated
Statements of political support by the US and Canada that Israel is abiding by the laws of war—contrary to the facts—cannot shield Israel or its allies from their legal obligations under the Genocide Convention. Those obligations—including to prevent genocide—are created via treaty and are interpreted by courts, the highest of which is the International Court of Justice.