Nicholas Rostow

Author’s Note: There are three points I would add to the original article: The 2004 Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Palestinian Occupied Territory:  Apart from the fact that the question prejudges title to the territory, its paragraph 139 states that […]

Earlier today, the ICJ issued its decision on South Africa’s request for the indication of provisional measures—in effect, an injunction—against Israel in regard to alleged violations of the Genocide Convention in the context of the Israel’s use of force in response to the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks in Israel. The Court found that it […]

Editors Note: Nicholas Rostow is Senior Partner, Zumpano, Patricios & Popok, PLLC, New York, [Zumpano, Patricios, FL], Visiting Professor of Law, Cornell Law School, and Senior Research Scholar, Yale Law School. He served as Legal Adviser to the National Security Council, 1987-93, and Senior Policy Adviser and General Counsel to the U.S. Ambassador to the […]