Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade
General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source
My time is limited. I come back to my question about the disservice. If we produce a narrow interpretation of what obligations are under the ICJ ruling, does that potentially set a weaker precedent or perhaps make it harder for other states? We keep talking about the case, but regarding the labelling, is it not the situation that it did not require a case in the end, but that simply, when a number of countries did it, because the law was clear, the European Commission had to come into line? It may be that, by taking the action, we can hopefully achieve it without even having to go to court.
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