Ireland’s ICJ bid to redefine genocide suggests it knows accusations can't hold ground
LEGAL AFFAIRS: The definition of genocide is firmly established in the Genocide Convention and explicitly requires clear evidence of an intent to destroy a protected group.
IRELAND HAS joined South Africa in its accusations of genocide at Israel. Here, jurist Malcolm Shaw looks on at the ICJ during a ruling on South Africa’s request to order a halt to Israel’s Rafah offensive in Gaza in May.(photo credit: JOHANNA GERON/REUTERS)ByNATHAN KLABIN/THE MEDIA LINE
