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International Law and Mass Violence: Colonial Roots and Practices
Today on Speaking Out of Place, we are joined by Frédéric Mégret, Neve Gordon, and Nicola Perugini. As the devastation of Gaza is permitted to continue to unfold, and colonial violence also intensifies in the West Bank, we discuss the role and responsibility of international law in enabling and structuring mass violence, the enduring importance of colonial histories in shaping the colonial present of international law.
In the face of the refusal or failure of domestic state law regimes and governments to confront even extreme instances of violence we often turn to international law as a…
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