Ben-Ari v. Director of Population Administration, Israeli Supreme Court Sitting as the High Court of Justice (21 November 2006)
Procedural Posture The petitioners brought a civil challenge to the Director of Population. Three justices heard the original oral arguments, but the panel was then expanded to seven. Facts Five same-sex couples who were legally married in Canada returned to Israel...Israel: High Court upholds the construction of the wall in the West Bank
On 26 November, a panel of nine Supreme Court judges unanimously upheld the route of the separation wall in the West Bank, in a case in which the Palestinian petitioners claimed that the wall violated their property rights and their economic, social and cultural...
ICJ Expert legal inquiry into possible violations of international humanitarian law begins second stage of investigations
The ICJ Expert Legal Inquiry into Possible Violations of International Humanitarian Law in the Armed Conflict in Lebanon today began the next stage of its investigations.
ICJ launches expert legal inquiry into violations of international humanitarian law in the armed conflict in Lebanon
The ICJ has established an Expert Legal Inquiry to investigate whether and to what extent the Israeli Forces and Hezbollah violated international humanitarian and human rights laws during the Lebanon conflict.
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