Guest Speaker Ardi Imseis on "Palestine: The Case for the International Court of Justice"

In this lecture, Ardi Imseis explores legal issues related to the Israeli Palestinian conflict, and argues why having recourse to the International Court of Justice may now be an important move for the State of Palestine.

Ardi Imseis is admitted to the practice of law in Canada and holds an LL.M. (Columbia), LL.B. (Dalhousie), and B.A. (Hons. - Toronto). He is Editor-in-Chief of the Palestine Yearbook of International Law and his scholarship has appeared in a wide array of international journals, including the American Journal of International Law, the Harvard International Law Journal, and the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. Ardi is former Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and Human Rights Fellow, Columbia Law School, and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Fellow. Between 2002 and 2014, Ardi served in senior policy and legal capacities in Palestine with UNRWA. He is today a PhD Candidate in the Department of Politics and International Studies at Cambridge University, and a Visiting Research Scholar in the Department of Law at the American University of Cairo.

Moderators: Ziad Majed and Susan Perry