Resources
Key legal opinions, UN reports, and human rights documentation for members, media, and anyone seeking to understand the situation in Palestine under international law.
International Court of Justice
The ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. Its rulings and advisory opinions carry significant weight under international law.
- Advisory Opinion: Legal Consequences of Israeli Policies and Practices in the OPT (2024) ↗
The ICJ's landmark July 2024 advisory opinion concluding that Israel's continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is unlawful, and that all states have an obligation not to aid or assist in the maintenance of that presence.
- Application of the Genocide Convention: South Africa v. Israel (2023–) ↗
South Africa's case brought under the Genocide Convention, in which the ICJ issued provisional measures in January 2024 ordering Israel to take all measures to prevent acts that could fall under the Convention. Proceedings are ongoing.
- Advisory Opinion: Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the OPT (2004) ↗
The ICJ's 2004 advisory opinion finding that the construction of Israel's separation wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is contrary to international law, and calling for its dismantlement.
United Nations
Key UN bodies monitoring the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
- UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the OPT ↗
The Special Rapporteur reports independently to the UN Human Rights Council and General Assembly on the human rights situation in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. Reports cover Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem.
- UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the OPT and Israel ↗
Established by the UN Human Rights Council, this Commission investigates alleged violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in the OPT and Israel.
- UNRWA — UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees ↗
The UN agency providing education, health, and humanitarian services to Palestinian refugees across Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.
- OCHA — Occupied Palestinian Territory ↗
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs publishes regular situation reports, maps, and data on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank.
Human Rights Organisations
Major human rights bodies that have documented conditions in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
- Amnesty International: Israel's Apartheid Against Palestinians (2022) ↗
Amnesty's comprehensive 2022 report documenting how Israel's system of laws, policies, and practices constitute the crime of apartheid against the Palestinian people under international law.
- Human Rights Watch: A Threshold Crossed — Apartheid and Persecution (2021) ↗
HRW's 213-page report concluding that Israeli authorities commit the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians in both Israel and the OPT.
- B'Tselem — The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories ↗
An Israeli human rights organisation documenting violations of international law in the OPT since 1989. Publishes detailed statistics, testimonies, and analysis.
Australian Labor Party
- ALP National Platform ↗
The ALP's national platform sets out the party's foreign policy positions, including its support for Palestinian statehood.