Resolution A/RES/ES-10/24, introduced by the State of Palestine, welcomed the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion from 19 July 2024 on the Legal consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. The resolution further called upon all States to comply with their obligations under international law, both in respect to their joint and separate actions, as well as the actions of their nationals, companies and entities under their jurisdiction. Still, with the expiry of the 12-month deadline for Israel to end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory now expired, contemporary reports from the United Nations describe escalating attacks in Gaza by Israel’s military, and the spread of famine.

In this panel event, co-organised by the Asser Institute and the Council of Arab Ambassadors in The Hague, experts will reflect on state compliance with UNGA Resolution A/RES/ES-10/24. They will particularly reflect on the legal and political consequences which may follow for states and the international legal order as a whole, now that the UNGA resolution’s deadline has expired without compliance.

Speakers: 
• Ambassador Ammar Hijazi - Ambassador and Head of the Palestinian Mission to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Permanent Representative of the State of Palestine to International Organizations in The Hague
• Prof. André Nollkaemper - Professor of International Law and Sustainability at the University of Amsterdam 
• Dr Alessandra Spadaro - Assistant Professor of Public International Law at Utrecht University.