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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

Australia must curb imports from occupied Palestinian territories due to ICJ ruling, UN legal expert says

Australian human rights expert Chris Sidoti in 2023
Chris Sidoti, a UN commission of inquiry member (pictured in 2023), gave a Wednesday briefing on the implications of the ICJ’s advisory opinion. Photograph: AAP

Australia is obliged to curb the import of products made in the occupied Palestinian territories after a landmark finding by the international court of justice that the Israeli occupation is illegal, according to a UN commission of inquiry member.

Australian human rights expert Chris Sidoti also revealed that his team was preparing advice for the UN general assembly about how to implement the ICJ’s advisory opinion.

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