Policy Statement

IDI Submission to the UN's International Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict

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Submitted to the UN International Commission of Inquiry on February 11, 2015, this document details the role of lawyers within the Israeli Defense Forces in implementing and enforcing International Humanitarian Law within the IDF.

The UN International Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict was established by the UN Human Rights Council in order "to  investigate  all  violations  of  international  humanitarian  law  and international  human  rights  law  in  the  occupied  Palestinian  territory, including East Jerusalem, particularly in the occupied Gaza Strip, in the context of the military operations conducted since 13 June 2014, whether before, during or after."

On February 11, 2015, IDI Research Fellow Prof. Amichai Cohen submitted a legal brief to the Commission at its request. This submission details the role of lawyers, especially the Military Advocate General  Corps  (MAG  Corps)  within  the  IDF  in  implementing  and  enforcing  International Humanitarian Law (IHL) within the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). The document examines the role of the MAG Corps before and during the military operations, as well as in investigating suspicions of violations.

Read the full legal brief. 

 

 

Prof. Amichai Cohen is a Research Fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute who is conducting research under the auspices of IDI's Amnon Lipkin Shahak Program on National Security and Democracy, and is Dean and Professor of International Law at Ono Academic College.