Heidi talks to Alonso Gurmendi, Lecturer in International Relations at King’s College London, to break down South Africa’s genocide case against Israel. They cover South Africa’s legal action as a form of Global South resistance, how to think about the role of international law in global politics, and how to find humanity together in these very dark days.

Alonso Gurmendi, Lecturer in International Relations at King’s College London –

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/alonso-gurmendi-dunkelberg

Alonso’s state reaction to South Africa’s ICJ application tracker – https://x.com/Alonso_GD/status/1740807788719157697?s=20

Alonso on Twitter/X – @Alonso_GD

You can find legal documents relating the proceedings, including South Africa’s Application Instituting Proceedings, transcripts and press releases, on the website of the International Court of Justice, here: https://www.icj-cij.org/case/192

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