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Law for Palestine, in collaboration with ASCOMARE and The Independent Commission For Human Rights, organised a panel discussion to investigate the obligations on coastal states and flag states, under UNCLOS and other international law frameworks, in cases involving serious breaches of human rights or peremptory norms of international law.

Specifically, the following questions will be explored:

1. What are the obligations on states with regards to shipments transferring arms and energy to Israel emanating from the UNCLOS and taking into consideration the ATT, ICJ Advisory Opinion (2024), and the ICJ Provisional Measures Orders?
2. What are the obligations on corporations, including shipping operators, emanating from the International law treaties with regards to shipments transferring arms and energy to Israel?
3. What legal steps can be taken to enforce these legal obligations nationally and internationally?
4. What legal measures can the State of Palestine pursue to assert the protection offered by the law of the sea?

Speakers: 

1. George Katrougalos, UN Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, and Former Foreign Minister of Greece.
2. Irene Pietropaoli, Senior Fellow in Business & Human Rights and Director of the Human Rights Due Diligence Forum, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL).
3. Ana Sanchez, Global Energy Embargo for Palestine Campaign Coordinator.
4. An expert in Law of the Sea: Representative from ASCOMARE.

Moderator:

• Mutaz Qafisheh, Chair of the Board of Trustees at Law for Palestine, Professor of International Law Hebron University College of Law and Political Science.