CEDAW

UK and US may recognise state of Palestine after Gaza war – what this important step would mean

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

The US and UK governments have indicated they are considering recognising Palestine as a state after the current conflict ends.

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  • The US and UK governments have indicated they are considering recognising Palestine as a state after the current conflict ends.
  • US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, meanwhile told US media site Axios that he had commissioned the State Department to review potential options for US and international recognition of a Palestinian state.
  • Previously, US policy towards Palestinian statehood had been that this was a matter for negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
  • International recognition would usher in a new phase for the realisation of Palestinian statehood.

Getting recognised

  • There is a detailed and complex process by which new states are recognised under international law, established in 1933 by the Montevideo convention on the rights and duties of states.
  • It abstained in the UN general assembly vote in 2012 that granted the non-member observer status at the UN.
  • It would change the situation to an international armed conflict which involves one or more states taking up arms against another.

Establishing accountability

  • In 2021, the ICC prosecutor initiated investigations into the “situation in the state of Palestine”.
  • In respect to the territorial scope of this jurisdiction and investigation, it extends to Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

Palestine’s obligations

  • Recognition as a state would involve certain obligations on the part of Palestine, both in terms of international law and human rights.
  • States have concrete obligations and duties under international law in relation to how they deal with armed conflicts.
  • They are also obliged to act according to international law in recognising and protecting human rights in the territory under their jurisdiction.


Tonny Raymond Kirabira does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Global Launch of International Consortium on Female Sport

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Monday, January 9, 2023

Uniting to Preserve Women’s Sports: Global Launch

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  • Uniting to Preserve Women’s Sports: Global Launch
    The new International Consortium on Female Sport ( ICFS ) launched globally, debuting January 9, 2023, as the preeminent international lobby group to advocate for the preservation of the female sport category worldwide.
  • This comes at a time when more international governing sports bodies, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), are opening female sport to male competitors.
  • This has also become an outlet for biological males who identify as female to obtain resources meant for female athletes.
  • You can learn more and join this global movement for fairness and safety in female sport by visiting https://www.icfsport.org and signing the “position statement” indicating your support.

San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls Elect Parisa Ijadi- Maghsoodi, Esq., as Chair

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Friday, December 16, 2022

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls announced today that Parisa Ijadi-Maghsoodi, Esq., has been elected as its new Chairperson. Ijadi-Maghsoodi has chaired the Commission's UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ("CEDAW") Committee since 2019, is a founding member of the statewide CEDAW Challenge Team, and served as lead in drafting the County's recently passed CEDAW ordinance. She also serves on Cities for CEDAW's National Advisory Committee.

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  • SAN DIEGO, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls announced today that Parisa Ijadi-Maghsoodi, Esq., has been elected as its new Chairperson.
  • "It has been my honor to Chair the San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls over the past two years," said Goodwin.
  • In 1975, the Board of Supervisors established the San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls to promote this policy and to provide an open forum for discussion and action.
  • Each of the San Diego County Supervisors appoints two residents to represent their district on the Commission.