119. Genocide, Gaza, and Global Justice — with Professor William Schabas
Description
In this landmark episode, Professor William Schabas — one of the world’s foremost experts on international criminal law and the legal architect behind much of our modern understanding of genocide — joins The Voices of War to unpack the explosive legal and political debates surrounding Israel’s war in Gaza.
🔥 With over 20 books and 400 articles to his name, Schabas walks us through:
What legally constitutes genocide under the 1948 Convention
How intent is proven in international courts
Why the ICJ is now handling four major genocide cases
Why Gaza meets the threshold for genocide, in his legal opinion
The unprecedented global response — and 50+ states intervening
Western double standards: Ukraine vs Gaza
Whether states like the US and Germany could be complicit
The future of the Genocide Convention in a multipolar world
📚 This is the definitive episode on the politics of accountability and the contested meaning of genocide in a rapidly shifting global order.
🎥 Full video episode: https://youtu.be/OhHavUpazyc
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