Juris Gentium Law Review

The Ongoing Nakba: Towards a Legal Framework for Palestine

Rabea Eghbariah — 2025-03-18

The editors of Juris Gentium Law Review thank the generosity of Rabea Eghbariah for agreeing to have this piece included as a foreword to the Special Issue on Palestine and International Law. This article was originally written for the online blog of Harvard Law Review and was published by The Nation on November 21, 2023.

When “Genocide” and “Apartheid” Just Don’t Quite Explain It: A Review of “Toward Nakba as a Legal Concept” by Rabea Eghbariah

Muhammad Raihan Sjahputra — 2025-04-07

It is an inevitability that, after enduring the test of societal changes throughout the years, the inadequacies of established legal concepts and frameworks in serving the interests of the society which they are intended to govern are revealed. Such is the case when it comes to the existing international legal concepts of genocide, apartheid, and, to a lesser degree, occupation. In relation to the high purpose of (a majority of) the international community to alleviate the suffering endured by one of its most prominent constituents, the people of Palestine, the paper being reviewed places them under impeachment, exposing how their utilisation in describing the Palestinian experience of suffering in the Nakba has resulted in an incomplete picture of the Nakba, an à la carte, and, ultimately, obfuscatory, view of it. This then resulted in the limiting of options, under international law, for Palestinians who wish to see to it that the tree of their intergenerational suffering be cut down to its roots.

Examining Israel's Attacks on Abrahamic Heritages in Palestine: Theological and Legal Perspectives

Putri Widhyastiti Prasetiyo — 2025-04-21

The Palestine-Israel conflict is one of the most complex humanitarian conflicts in modern history. Israel's attacks on Palestine have caused devastating impact not only on human lives but also on historical, cultural, and religious heritages, including Abrahamic heritages, which has precious value to Jews, Christians, and Muslim communities. This article explores the doctrines of Abrahamic religions toward the protection of cultural and religious heritage, the international humanitarian law regulations regarding the protection of cultural and religious heritage during armed conflicts, and the strategies to restore damaged cultural and religious heritage. This article aims to raise public awareness regarding the importance of Abrahamic heritages in Palestine as an integral component of human patrimony and civilization. The literature study method is used to understand the theological and legal foundations underlying the importance of safeguarding and preserving cultural and religious heritage, as well as finding solutions and practical recommendations for the preservation of cultural and religious heritage in conflict areas.