Nawaf Salam, who had been the president of the International Court of Justice, has just accepted the post of Prime Minister of Lebanon. When Salam headed the ICJ, the Court agreed to consider South Africa’s charge that Israel was committing “genocide” in Gaza. But one judge — Julia Sebutinde of Uganda, who has been Vice […]
At the ICJ, Dissenting Judge Julia Sebutinde is a Daniel Come to Judgment
The International Court of Justice has issued its Advisory Opinion castigating Israel, and accusing it, in the words of the Court’s Chief Judge, Nawaf Salam, of “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity.” Judge Julia Sebutinde of Uganda, who has consistently upheld the rights of the Jewish state, and explained why Israel is entitled to hold […]