She is the only Australian woman to have served on the international court of justice. Now, just months after the Australian government supported her re-election to the top UN court, Hilary Charlesworth has taken a significant stand: calling for Israel to suspend its military operations in Gaza.
Charlesworth, a distinguished international lawyer who replaced the late Australian judge James Crawford on the ICJ, believes a suspension is required to ensure enough aid reaches civilians, while also cautioning that such a step “only partly addresses the risk of destruction of the Palestinians in Gaza”.
