Shameful International Law Association reserves the right to honor Hamas sympathizer Navi Pillay

Do you agree with the decision to send weapons, soldier and ships to the Middle East as a deterrent in the Israel-Hamas war?One of our nation’s preeminent associations of international attorneys, the American branch of the International Law Association, recently decided to honor Navi Pillay, a notorious apologist for Hamas. Such an award could only have served to highlight the group’s misplaced values.

Ostensibly, the people who practice international law, as well as the academics who seek to provide guidance in the evolution of international law, are devoted to the fair and equitable application of the principles that underpin this aspect of the law. The reality is regrettably very different. Ms. Pillay is well known in international legal circles. Among other positions, she has served as the U.N. high commissioner for human rights. While this is a noble title, Ms. Pillay turned it into an Orwellian epithet during her tenure.

When the Goldstone Report, the product of that investigation, was issued, it was a one-sided attack on Israel. The tone was so biased that the official author of the report, Justice Richard Goldstone of South Africa, saw fit to distance himself from his eponymous report. It is possible that Ms. Pillay truly believes that Hamas is a moral actor. But whatever Ms. Pillay’s personal opinions, when she chose to assume official positions in which she was representing international institutions, and she was called upon to make judgments regarding compliance with international law, just like any impartial judge, she was obligated to rise above her own prejudices.

The notion that just days after Ms. Pillay’s terrible judgment and her overt bias have been disclosed for what they are, as a consequence of the unparalleled violence that has been inflicted by Hamas on Israel, she was to receive an honor for her “Outstanding Achievement” in international law would have been an absolute travesty.

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