Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 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

Ms Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh:

On the question of why there are only one or two cases concerning genocide at the ICJ, states have their own priorities regarding what they will challenge. This is a clear example of where politics and law overlap.