That means a lot, Chimene. Thanks!

Israel is has now offered its defense against South Africa's application in the International Court of Justice today. This response is particularly important, as there is no written submission from Israel. You can watch it here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c...

For background on erga omnes partes standing--the basis for South Affrica's application--take a look at this forthcoming article: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Thanks!

Glad to hear it. The definition in the Rome Statute includes a variety of acts, which can constitute genocide if committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a relevant group. People tend to underestimate how hard it is to meet the specific intent standard.

The dataset and all the agreements are available on Dataverse: dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...