Professor Malcolm Shaw KC to represent Israel at ICJ

The Telegraph

British barrister Professor Malcolm Shaw KC will represent Israel in the International Court of Justice, reversing a decades-long boycott. Israel faces a genocide claim by South Africa, related to the Palestinian situation. Shaw, a human rights expert, has represented four national governments before the ICJ. Israel's decision is high-stakes, as it faces global scrutiny over its Gaza operation. Initial hearings are scheduled for next week.


With a significance score of 6.2, this news ranks in the top 0.1% of today's 30565 analyzed articles.

Get summaries of news with significance over 5.5 (usually ~10 stories per week). Read by 10,000+ subscribers: