Professor Milena Sterio recently published a blog post entitled “The ICJ Provisional Measures Order in the South Africa v. Israel Case: Unsurprising; Politically and Legally Significant” on Opinio Juris.

In this blog post, Professor Sterio provides a concise analysis of the Court’s decision, highlighting the unsurprising, surprising, and particularly significant elements of this decision. Although the determination of whether genocidal acts have occurred in the Gaza Strip remains uncertain in the merits stage, the provisional measures phase undoubtedly stands as a victory for South Africa.

The blog post is available here:https://opiniojuris.org/2024/01/27/the-icjs-provisional-measures-order-in-the-south-africa-v-israel-case-unsurprising-politically-and-legally-significant/