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

Mr. Gerry Liston:

I will briefly coming in on that as well. Labelling was mentioned. There was a case challenging the labelling and it went to the Court of Justice. The Supreme Court judge Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan at that time was an Advocate General of the European Court of Justice. He wrote the Advocate General opinion upholding the regulations as being fully compliant with EU law, citing in part international law. That opinion was ultimately upheld by the court. That is a perfect example of how a measure can be taken, challenged and then upheld. That case has actually served to progress the law in a favourable direction including for the purpose of legislation like this.

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