The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and a Hamas official

Published on November 21, 2024

By Bernard Rizk

Media Relations Advisor, uOttawa

Newsroom
Need an expert
Low Angle Shot of the International Criminal Court Building in The Hague, Netherlands
Low Angle Shot of the International Criminal Court Building in The Hague, Netherlands - Credit: Pexels.com
Academic experts available to provide context or comment on the following topic:


The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu , Gallant and a Hamas official


Members of the media may directly contact:

Errol Mendes (English only)

Full professor, Common Law, Faculty of Law

[email protected]

Thanks to his expertise in international law and human rights, Professor Mendes can speak out on questions of accountability.

“The warrant for both the top Israeli and Hamas leaders is an attempt by the Court to show that the laws of war and those norms agreed to after the Nuremberg Tribunal after Word War II dealing with the most serious international crimes applies to both sides in this devastating conflict imposed on both sides of the conflict.”

Jabeur Fathally ( English & French)

Assistant professor, Civil Law, Faculty of Law

[email protected]

Professor Fathally can discuss these arrest warrants from the point of view of international human rights law and war crimes.

Pacifique Manirakiza (English & French)

Associate professor, Common Law, Faculty of Law

[email protected]

Professor Manirakiza is an expert on international courts and tribunals (e.g. the International Criminal Court); the human rights protection system; and criminal law.

“Nobody is above the law.”