South Africa’s genocide case against Israel

Three months into the war in Gaza, the conflict has reached a courtroom: the International Court of Justice in the Hague. South Africa says we are witnessing a genocide take place in real time. Israel has called the claims ‘preposterous’. A leading expert in international law walks us through the case and its possible consequences.

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Guest: Holger Hestermeyer, Professor of International and EU Law, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna.

Host: Luke Jones.

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