The UNRWA Opinion: The ICJ, the future of the UN system and ... K-Pop Demon Hunters?
In this episode of Called to the Bar: International Law Over Drinks, host Dr Juliette McIntyre (University of South Australia) is joined by Dr Tamer Morris (University of Sydney) for a dive into the International Court of Justice’s recent advisory opinion on the Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory — better known as the UNRWA Opinion.
The conversation explores what the Court actually said about the legal consequences of Israel’s ongoing occupation and the corresponding duties of third states and international organizations. Juliette and Tamer unpack how the ICJ approached questions of sovereignty, occupation, and self-determination, and how this opinion builds upon—or departs from—the Court’s earlier 2004 Wall Advisory Opinion.
Along the way, they discuss:
- The Court’s reaffirmation of the illegality of prolonged occupation and annexation;
- The obligations of non-recognition and non-assistance for third states;
- The implications for UN agencies such as UNRWA;
- The future of international law, regionalism and the UN system; and
- K-Pop Demon Hunters.
As always, these are informal conversations over drinks, reflecting the personal views of the participants and not those of their institutions.
Recommendations:
Marco Longobardo, The Use of Armed Force in Occupied Territory, https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/use-of-armed-force-in-occupied-territory/E3BFD67926CE0BF856E08277D6218C7C
Strong Girl Bong-soon (K-drama) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6263222/
Goblin (or Guardian: The Lonely and Great God) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5994364/
When Life Gives You Tangerines (extreme sad feelings warning) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26471411/
Music: Sam Barsh, Oils of Au Lait
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The UNRWA Opinion: The ICJ, the future of the UN system and ... K-Pop Demon Hunters?
In this episode of Called to the Bar: International Law Over Drinks, host Dr Juliette McIntyre (University of South Australia) is joined by Dr Tamer Morris (University of Sydney) for a dive into the International Court of Justice’s recent advisory opinion on the Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory — better known as the UNRWA Opinion.
The conversation explores what the Court actually said about the legal consequences of Israel’s ongoing occupation and the corresponding duties of third states and international organizations. Juliette and Tamer unpack how the ICJ approached questions of sovereignty, occupation, and self-determination, and how this opinion builds upon—or departs from—the Court’s earlier 2004 Wall Advisory Opinion.
Along the way, they discuss:
- The Court’s reaffirmation of the illegality of prolonged occupation and annexation;
- The obligations of non-recognition and non-assistance for third states;
- The implications for UN agencies such as UNRWA;
- The future of international law, regionalism and the UN system; and
- K-Pop Demon Hunters.
As always, these are informal conversations over drinks, reflecting the personal views of the participants and not those of their institutions.
Recommendations:
Marco Longobardo, The Use of Armed Force in Occupied Territory, https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/use-of-armed-force-in-occupied-territory/E3BFD67926CE0BF856E08277D6218C7C
Strong Girl Bong-soon (K-drama) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6263222/
Goblin (or Guardian: The Lonely and Great God) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5994364/
When Life Gives You Tangerines (extreme sad feelings warning) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26471411/
Music: Sam Barsh, Oils of Au Lait
Fifty episodes in, and we’re still going strong (and still without footnotes). In this special milestone edition of Called to the Bar: International Law Over Drinks, host Douglas Guilfoyle (Professor of International Law and Security, UNSW Canberra) is joined by the full crew: Dr Juliette McIntyre (University of South Australia), A/Prof Imogen Saunders (ANU Law School), A/Prof Tamsin Phillipa Paige (Deakin Law School), and A/Prof Ntina Tzouvala (UNSW Sydney).
To mark our 50th outing, we flipped the format and handed the reigns to you, our listeners, who supplied the questions. From “How would you found your own State?” to “What procedural rule would you change at the ICJ?”, from fixing international law to picking our favourite PCIJ judges, the crew fields questions that are thoughtful, fun, and sometimes downright hard to answer without more coffee.
Along the way we debate national animals, missing voices in international law, and even who should play us in the clearly inevitable Netflix series.
Pour yourself a glass, join the conversation, and celebrate with us as Called to the Bar hits its half-century.
Recommendations:
On Australian treaty law: https://www.hcourt.gov.au/cases-and-judgments/judgments/judgments-2000-current/minister-immigration-and-multicultural-and-indigenous-affairs-v-b
On Greek poetry: https://wordscene.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/the-last-stop-by-seferis/
What Douglas was wearing: https://bsky.app/profile/djag2.bsky.social/post/3ltjl5shjuc2x
Called to the Bar: International Law over Drinks
The UNRWA Opinion: The ICJ, the future of the UN system and ... K-Pop Demon Hunters?
In this episode of Called to the Bar: International Law Over Drinks, host Dr Juliette McIntyre (University of South Australia) is joined by Dr Tamer Morris (University of Sydney) for a dive into the International Court of Justice’s recent advisory opinion on the Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory — better known as the UNRWA Opinion.
The conversation explores what the Court actually said about the legal consequences of Israel’s ongoing occupation and the corresponding duties of third states and international organizations. Juliette and Tamer unpack how the ICJ approached questions of sovereignty, occupation, and self-determination, and how this opinion builds upon—or departs from—the Court’s earlier 2004 Wall Advisory Opinion.
Along the way, they discuss:
- The Court’s reaffirmation of the illegality of prolonged occupation and annexation;
- The obligations of non-recognition and non-assistance for third states;
- The implications for UN agencies such as UNRWA;
- The future of international law, regionalism and the UN system; and
- K-Pop Demon Hunters.
As always, these are informal conversations over drinks, reflecting the personal views of the participants and not those of their institutions.
Recommendations:
Marco Longobardo, The Use of Armed Force in Occupied Territory, https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/use-of-armed-force-in-occupied-territory/E3BFD67926CE0BF856E08277D6218C7C
Strong Girl Bong-soon (K-drama) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6263222/
Goblin (or Guardian: The Lonely and Great God) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5994364/
When Life Gives You Tangerines (extreme sad feelings warning) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26471411/
Music: Sam Barsh, Oils of Au Lait
