This presentation is the pinnacle of oral advocacy in international law. All students with an interest in litigation before intl courts and tribunals should watch this.
South Africa legal team's Adila Hassim @CIJ_ICJ: “Genocides are never declared in advance, but this court has the benefit of the past 13 weeks of evidence that shows incontrovertibly a pattern of conduct & related intention that justifies a plausible claim of genocidal acts.”
The Nelson Mandela Foundation extends support to the South African legal team as they appear before the International Court of Justice today. Wishing them strength and success in their pursuit of truth, justice and peace. #CeasefireNow
Kadhim Hayder is among the most revered members of Iraq’s modernist movement. He introduced a new paradigm to his representational style by focusing on the eighth century Battle of Karbala, or The Martyr’s Epic.
#highlightsfromthebarjeelcollection#KadhimHayder
Another Arabia by Rosie Bsheer
"the occluded history of a particular category of migrant—the migrant scholar—in late Ottoman Mecca" https://t.co/VavYXLx0MD
"Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry of Antarah (525-608AD), his historical context before Islam, how his work relates to other poets in that period, and his legacy"
https://t.co/eoVpyU0bhz
Ways to donate to trustworthy organisations working in #Turkey and #Syria following the devastating earthquakes today. Please do consider donating - this is one of the poorest areas of Turkey, already supporting many refugees #DEPREMOLDU#earthquaketurkey
Hospitals with patients trapped inside fell down. Entire blocks of buildings collapsed in Turkey. Death toll you are seeing now expected to double. NW Syria where 4.1 million refugees is hardly accessible.
Land lines disrupted, flights halted.
Terrible day for region.
Entire buildings collapsed in S. #Turkey the epicenter of 7.8 magnitude earthquake in last hour, that also sent shockwaves to Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Cyprus. We don’t know death toll yet: https://t.co/A7fomc3AXT