NOT AN APARTHEID STATE, A DEFAMED STATE
Abstract:
In his current contribution to this Journal, Prof. Dr. Kai Ambos evaluates whether Israel’s treatment of Palestinians on the West Bank fulfills the elements of the international crime of apartheid, as defined in the Statute of the International Criminal Court. This crime could not, of course, be committed by one or two or even fifty individuals, acting individually. The elements of the crime (as Dr. Ambos indicates) include maintaining an “institutionalized regime” of “systematic oppression” based on race. While the jurisdiction of the ICC only extends to individuals, the charge, then, questions the extent to which Israel’s occupation of the West Bank might be considered an apartheid state.
Recommended Citation: Jeremy Rabkin, Not an Apartheid State, a Defamed State, 47 Fordham Int'l L.J. 617 (2024).