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The ICJ ruling on Israel's actions in Gaza - how should Australia respond?

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Palestinian children in a queue holding saucepans
Palestinians waiting in food queues in Gaza. If funding for UNRWA is not restored, aid will no longer be able to be distributed. (Ashraf Amra/Amadolu via Getty Images)

The International Court of Justice found that there was a plausible risk that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza. What should the global response be to the finding, and in particular what should Australia's response be? Could the defunding of UNRWA be seen as collective punishment?

Guests: Regina Weiss, barrister and former prosecution trial lawyer at the International Criminal Court

Ben Saul, Challis Chair of International Law, The University of Sydney, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-terrorism

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War, International Aid and Trade, International Courts and Tribunals
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