Explaining the ICJ Ruling on South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel

Mary Ellen O’Connell and Ebrahim Moosa discuss the recent ruling by the International Court of Justice on South Africa's genocide case against Israel.

Professor O'Connell is the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Professor of International Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute. Her work is in the areas of international law on the use of force, international dispute resolution, and international legal theory. Professor O'Connell holds an MSc from LSE, an LLB and PhD from Cambridge, and a JD from Columbia.

Professor Moosa is the Mirza Family Professor of Islamic Thought and Muslim Societies in the Keough School of Global Affairs. He was born in South Africa, earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Cape Town, and a degree in Islamic and Arabic studies from Darul Ulum Nadwatul `Ulama in Lucknow, India.