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- Palestine, Law and Colonialism
Dr Amanda Kramer leads an insightful exploration into the complex legal and humanitarian issues facing Palestine, she is joined by PhD student Tamara Tamimi and Dr Munir Nuseibah to discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis, international crimes, and the international community's response.
They explore the historical and legal context, emphasising the need for justice, accountability, and the role of international institutions like the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice. The conversation also explores settler colonialism, apartheid, and the global solidarity movements supporting Palestinian rights.
Dr Munir Nuseibah:
Munir Nuseibah is a human rights lawyer and academic based in Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, Palestine. He is an assistant professor at Al-Quds University’s faculty of law; the director (and co-founder) of Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic, the first accredited clinical legal education program in the Arab World; and the director of the Community Action Center in Jerusalem. He holds a B.A. degree in Law from Al-Quds University; an LL.M in International Legal Studies from the Washington College of Law of the American University in Washington DC and a PhD degree from the University of Westminster in London, UK, which he acquired after successfully defending his thesis entitled: Forced Displacement in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, International Law, and Transitional Justice. Dr Nuseibah heads a number of research and services projects that focus on forced displacement, international law and Jerusalem.
Tamara Tamimi
Tamara Tamimi is a PhD researcher in Law at Queen’s University Belfast and scholar of the ESRC NINE Consortium. Tamara holds an MA in Human Rights Law from SOAS, University of London, where her MA thesis entitled “Destruction of Property and Unlawful Transfer in East Jerusalem: Reasonable Basis to Allege War Crimes” has received the Sarah Spells Prize for the best dissertation of the 2015/2016 academic year. Tamara’s research activity focuses on settler colonialism, transformative justice, forcible displacement, gender equality, and aid effectiveness of overseas development assistance. Tamara has also published extensively in peer reviewed journals and edited collections, including Development in Practice, Al-Shabaka- Palestinian Policy Network, University of Gottingen, E-International Relations, and Confluences Méditerranée.
Further Reading:
Tamara Tamimi, Ahmad Amara, Osama Risheq, Munir Nuseibah, Alice Panepinto, Brendan Browne, and Triestino Marinello “(Mis)using Legal Pluralism in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to Advance Dispossession of Palestinians: Israeli Policies against Palestinian Bedouins in the Eastern Jerusalem Periphery” in Noorhaidi Hasan and Irene Schneider (eds) in International Law between Translation and Pluralism: Examples from Germany, Palestine and Indonesia.
Munir Nuseibah and Tamara Tamimi “The Impact of the Oslo Accords on the Territorial Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court in Palestine” in Noorhaidi Hasan and Irene Schneider (eds) in International Law between Translation and Pluralism: Examples from Germany, Palestine and Indonesia.
Munir Nuseibah and Sari Harb, “What Does the ICJ Ruling Mean for Palestinians”: https://www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/51686/what-does-the-icj-ruling-mean-for-palestinians
Tamara Tamimi and Daniela Suarez Vargas, “Propaganda vs. Truth: Israeli Propaganda and Palestinian Demonisation”, E-International Relations: https://www.e-ir.info/2024/02/13/israeli-propaganda-and-palestinian-demonisation/
Osama Risheq, Tamara Tamimi, Raghad Adwan, Munir Nuseibah, “Depoliticised Humanitarianism Critiquing the Effectiveness of International Aid for the Bedouin Communities in the Jerusalem Periphery”, Development in Practice Special Issue on Conflict Sensitivity/ Do No Harm in Development, Humanitarian & Peacebuilding Practice.
International Law and Perceptions of Justice in Palestine, with Tamara Tamimi; LawPod: https://lawpod.org/podcast/international-law-and-perceptions-of-justice-in-palestine/
Activist Lawyer Podcast, with Tamara Tamimi: https://activistlawyer.podbean.com/e/ep-70-tamara-tamimi/
Ilan Pappe, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917- 2017
This episode was recorded 15th February 2024
1 hr 3 min - Feminist Constitutional Futures – 3FemCon 3: Learning from transnational feminist struggle for constitutional change. In this episode the FemCon team talk with Luis Eslava and Amaya Alvez about recent experiences of feminist constitutional change in Chile and with Rachel Rebouche about her knowledge of the US, constitutionalism and feminism.What is the Feminist Constitutional Futures Project (FemCon)?https://lawpod.org/ireland-northern-ireland-feminist-constitutional-futures/FemCon is brought to you by Máiréad Enright (Birmingham University Law School), Aoife O’Donoghue (Queen’s University Belfast Law School) and Catherine O’Rourke (Durham Law School).FemCon podcasts episodes were produced by Orla Higgins with sound editing by Andy Gaffney40 min
- Feminist Constitutional Futures – 2FemCon 2: Imagining feminist constitutional futures through the arts and utopian fiction. In this episode the FemCon team talks with Ruth Houghton about feminist utopian literature and Jess Jones about her work as an artist in projects that cross law and feminism.What is the Feminist Constitutional Futures Project (FemCon)?https://lawpod.org/ireland-northern-ireland-feminist-constitutional-futures/FemCon is brought to you by Máiréad Enright (Birmingham University Law School), Aoife O’Donoghue (Queen’s University Belfast Law School) and Catherine O’Rourke (Durham Law School).FemCon podcasts episodes were produced by Orla Higgins with sound editing by Andy Gaffney45 min
- Feminist Constitutional Futures – 1FemCon 1: Introducing FemCon and asking new questions about constitutional change in Northern/Ireland. In this introductory episode the FemCon team talk with Ailbe Smyth and Joanna McMinn about their experience of feminist legal change in Ireland and Northern Ireland from an activist perspective.What is the Feminist Constitutional Futures Project (FemCon)?https://lawpod.org/ireland-northern-ireland-feminist-constitutional-futures/FemCon is brought to you by Máiréad Enright (Birmingham University Law School), Aoife O’Donoghue (Queen’s University Belfast Law School) and Catherine O’Rourke (Durham Law School).FemCon podcasts episodes were produced by Orla Higgins with sound editing by Andy Gaffney26 min
- International Student Stories
In this engaging episode, we delve into the lives of international law students at Queen's University Belfast. Hosted by Anjana and Tarra, social media assistants at the Law School, the episode features insightful conversations with Eleanor and Shay. They share their personal journeys, from choosing Queen's University for its prestigious law program to adapting to life in Belfast.
They discuss the academic rigour, the vibrant student life, the comprehensive support systems available for international students, and the myriad opportunities for personal and professional growth. From navigating the visa process and settling into new accommodations to engaging with clubs and societies and finding their footing in the academic world, their stories are a testament to the enriching experience Queen's University offers to its international community.
Whether you're considering studying abroad or just curious about the international student lifestyle, this episode provides valuable perspectives and tips for future law students.
23 min - GenAI Readiness Begins With Humans
In this thought-provoking episode of LawPod, Natalia Barbosa and Anshul Bajaj delve into the transformative role of generative AI in law and technology. Joined by Ed Sohn and Nimal Hemelge from Factor Law, they discuss the potential revolutionary effects that Generative AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT and other LLM's (Large Language Models) are going to have in legal practice.
The conversation highlights the challenges and ethical considerations of AI integration, its disruptive potential in legal careers, and the hopeful future it heralds for legal work amidst technological advancement. An enlightening discussion offering insights into the dynamic interface of law and technology, imbued with a sense of optimism for the future.
Biographies
Edward Sohn, Global Head of Insights and Innovation and a member of the Executive Leadership at Factor. Ed is a prominent thought leader in the legal services innovation space and an attorney and computer scientist by training. As well as many years in practice, Ed has led product management at Thomson Reuters and global innovation and technology for EY Law globally, as well as pioneering the building of scaled legal delivery across a number of contexts. Ed now leads Factor’s AI insights and innovation function globally.Nimal Hemelge, Head of Practice Operations and a Delivery Executive for Factor Law, is a commercial and contracts expert that has lead legal and contracts process and quality improvement across key critical national infrastructure contracts ensuring operational delivery. At Factor he oversees Legal and Contract Operations Delivery across a portfolio of global NYSE and FTSE100 clients. He is also an Accredited Assessor for the UK Government Commercial Function; and Non Executive Director and Trustee Board Member of the Education Development Trust
54 min - Holocaust Memorial Day 2024Holocaust Memorial Day 2024: Fragility of Freedom and the continued importance of memorialisation.Join Evie Cawte in conversation with Belfast's Jewish Society President Rheannon Platman to discuss Holocaust memorialisation, the fragility of freedom and why it is an important date to commemorate both in and outside the impacted communities.https://home.q-su.org/clubssocieties/jewish/30 min
- In conversation with Professor Aoife O’DonoghueIn this episode, join Áine McKenna in an insightful interview with Professor Aoife O’Donoghue on her remarkable career in the field of law. Aoife delves into her unconventional path into law and, eventually, her esteemed role as a Professor.The interview unfolds with a sweeping overview of Aoife’s diverse research interests, specifically Brexit and its implications on Northern Ireland, feminist international law and the tyranny. Aoife reflects upon her involvement in significant projects: co-authoring ‘Bordering Two Unions: Northern Ireland and Brexit’(https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/bordering-two-unions), the ‘Northern/Irish Feminist Judgments Project’ (https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/northern--irish-feminist-judgments-9781509908936/), her role as the feminist judge on the case of McGimpsey v Ireland [1990] IR 110, and as co-director of the Northern/Ireland Feminist Constitutions Project (http://www.feministconstitutions.com/index.php).The episode concludes with Aoife sharing her plans for future research and projects, providing an insight into her ongoing contributions to the discipline.ParticipantsÁine McKenna (Host/interviewer)Professor Aoife O’Donoghue (Interviewee)Sadie Sturgeon (researcher/editor)Rebecca McKimm (researcher/editor)33 min
- Transforming Justice Responses to Historical/Non-recent Institutional AbusesIn this episode, Prof Anne-Marie McAlinden (Queen’s University Belfast), Dr Marie Keenan (University College Dublin), and Dr James Gallen (Dublin City University) discuss their ongoing research project, Transforming Justice: An All-Island Examination of Justice Responses to Historical/Non-recent Institutional Abuses.They speak to interviewer Dr Lauren Dempster (Queen’s University Belfast) about the background to this project and their methods and share their reflections on conducting research in this area.Prof McAlinden, Dr Keenan and Dr Gallen explore the justice responses that we have seen so far in the context of historical/non-recent institutional abuse on the island of Ireland, North and South, and provide an update on what is currently happening in terms of responding to institutional abuse.You can learn more about the project at https://transformingjusticeproject.org/ and read the team’s 2023 report, Non-recent Institutional Abuses and Inquiries: Truth, Acknowledgement, Accountability and Procedural Justice here: https://transformingjusticeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Non-recent_Institutional_Abuses_And_Inquiries-1.pdf39 min
- Citizenship, Counterterrorism and Human Rights post 9/11We take our right to citizenship for granted, as an inalienable right, but is it?This episode focuses on the complex interplay between citizenship, human rights, and state powers in a post-9/11 world. The conversation features insights from Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin (United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms While Countering Terrorism) and Mohammed Tasnime Akunjee, who bring their extensive experience in human rights law and terrorism-related legal defense, respectively. Key topics include the evolution of citizenship concepts, challenges in maintaining human rights in the face of terrorism, and the impact of legal and ethical dilemmas in this context. The discussion also explores specific cases such as the Shamima Begum case and the broader implications for society and law.Hosted by Dr. Yassin Brunger, the episode offers a deep dive into critical contemporary issues in legal and human rights domains.49 min
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