The signatories of a letter to Downing Street, among them three Supreme Court judges, believe that the UK risks being complicit in acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip if it continues to supply weapons to Israel.
Pressure has been mounting on the government of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ban the sale of arms to Israel. On Wednesday, April 3, two days after seven aid workers from the organization World Central Kitchen (including three Britons) were killed in Israeli strikes, more than 600 British legal experts − including three judges of the country’s Supreme Court − wrote to Downing Street to warn that continuing to supply arms to Israel was putting the UK in breach of international law.
In their 17-page missive, presented in the form of a legal opinion, the prominent experts − including Lady Brenda Hale, ex-president of the Supreme Court − explain that London has a legal obligation to act in order to avoid a “catastrophic” situation in Gaza, as the International Court of Justice has found that there is a “plausible risk” that Israel’s actions against the Palestinians could constitute genocide. Suspending arms sales to the country is therefore deemed one “measure to prevent” genocide.
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The signatory lawyers and judges, usually highly reluctant to intervene in public debate, have also called on Downing Street to work actively toward a “permanent” ceasefire in Gaza. They have also advocated for sanctions against “individuals and entities who …
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