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Please note that several legal challenges have recently been launched against arms transfers to Israel that do not yet appear on the ATLM. This is a rapidly developing context; information on these challenges will be uploaded once all relevant information has been thoroughly checked for accuracy and taking into account issues related to legal confidentiality. Please check back frequently for updates.
Legal proceedings in Denmark are seeking to halt the transfer of arms, including parts and components, to Israel due to their potential use in the commission of war crimes and contribution to a plausible genocide in Gaza. The application states that direct or indirect transfers of Danish weapons,...
Litigation in Canada, in the context of the situation in Israel and Palestine, has sought to challenge the issuance of export and brokering permits for military goods and technology to Israel as authorised by the Minister of Foreign Affairs on or after 9 October 2023 through an application for a...
Birchgrove Legal submitted a formal communication in March 2024 to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The communication calls for an investigation into crimes “within the jurisdiction of the Court that may have been committed by members of the Australian...
Several legal developments in the international arena have taken place in the context of the situation in Palestine, particularly in Gaza, since October 2023. On 1 March 2024, Nicaragua filed an application instituting proceedings against Germany before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for...
Legal proceedings in the Netherlands in relation to the situation in Palestine since 7 October 2023 have sought to halt the supply of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, due to the use of these aircraft in the bombing of Gaza. The transfer of these parts is permitted by a general licence created in...
On 6 November 2023, Al-Haq, Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, launched a legal challenge in the Federal Court of Australia to determine whether Australian-made arms and/or arms components were being sent to Israel since the escalation of conflict in Gaza...
