Ep. 37: Legal Analysis & Debate: Legal Aspects of the Current Escalation (Dr. Nahed Samour – Radboud University, NL)

Guest: Dr. Nahed Samour, Radboud University, NL Host: Yusuf Bio: Dr. Nahed Samour is an internationally recognized legal scholar. She studied law and Islamic studies in Bonn, Birzeit/Ramallah, London, Berlin, Harvard, and Damascus, and completed her PhD at the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History in Frankfurt. She has conducted postdoctoral research in Helsinki, Göttingen, and Berlin, and taught as junior faculty at the Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School. Currently, she conducts research and teaches at Radboud University in the Netherlands, focusing on constitutional law and international law. In this Episode: Yusuf speaks with Dr. Nahed Samour about the experiences of the Palestinian community in Germany since October 7 and the international legal assessment of the latest developments in Israel and Gaza. Dr. Samour explains the legal foundations of the concept of genocide, the ICJ’s preliminary measures in South Africa’s case against Israel, and the standards for proving genocidal intent. She also discusses the international responsibility of states supplying weapons to parties in conflict, historical comparisons with Bosnia and Myanmar, and the mechanisms in international law designed to prevent or stop an ongoing genocide. Another key topic is the ICC arrest warrants issued against Hamas leaders and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Dr. Samour explains the potential legal implications of these decisions and finally, she examines the ICJ advisory opinion on the occupation of the Palestinian territories, its significance under international law, and consequences for German foreign policy. This episode was recorded March 20, 2025. Links: Dr. Nahed Samour: https://racereligionresearch.org/research-project/researchers/nahed-samour UN Genocide Convention: https://tinyurl.com/rv8puxnj ICJ Provisional Measures, South Africa v. Israel (26 Jan. 2024): https://tinyurl.com/2aesmt7n ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Occupied Palestinian Territories (17 July 2024): https://tinyurl.com/54nf99ru ICERD Artikel 3: https://tinyurl.com/muw46yvf Disclaimer: Guest opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the podcast team. Technical legal terms are explained in Episode 36 with Prof. Claus Kreß; contested histories are addressed by Prof. Gudrun Krämer in Episode 21.