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6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Venue
Main Building, SOAS
Room
Khalili Lecture Theatre (KLT)
Event type
Seminar

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This event will address the debates on genocide in Palestine since October 2023 with two prominent legal scholars.

Maryam Jamshidi’s contributions to this debate include her article "Genocide and Resistance in Palestine under Law’s Shadow". Alonso Gurmendi’s contributions to this debate include his recent article "How to Hide a Genocide: Modern/Colonial International Law and the Construction of Impunity".

Photo by Khalid Kwaik via Unsplash

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Maryam Jamshidi is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School in the United States. She writes and teaches on international law and national security. She is a board member of UNRWA USA and a member of the Middle East Studies Association’s Committee on Academic Freedom - North America.

Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg is a Fellow in Human Rights at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Sociology. His work focuses on the history of the international regulation of war and political violence, from a postcolonial perspective. Prior to joining LSE, Alonso worked at King’s College London, Oxford University, the University of Michigan, and the University of the Pacific. 

He is a contributing editor for the international law blog Opinio Juris and a member of the International Law Association’s Committee on the Use of Force.

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This event is free to attend, but registration is required. Please note that seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.