While the world remains fixated on the latest developments surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Palestine's case at the International Criminal Court presses on.

In this policy lab, international legal experts Ardi Imseis and Halla Shoaibi join host Nur Arafeh to weigh in on the current status of the case, its prognosis, and how actions taken at the ICC fit into a larger Palestinian legal strategy.

Ardi Imseis is Assistant Professor of Law at Queen’s University, where he specializes in public international law. Between 2002 and 2014, he served in senior legal and policy capacities with UNRWA in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Halla Shoaibi is Assistant Professor of International Law at Birzeit University. She has been a member of the Faculty of Law and Public Administration since 2014 and specializes in international law, international criminal law, and human rights law.

Nur Arafeh is a Rhodes Scholar, doing her PhD in Economic Development at the University of Oxford. She previously served as Al-Shabaka's Palestine Policy Fellow from 2015 - 2017, as an Associate Researcher at the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS), and as a Visiting Lecturer of Economics at Al-Quds Bard College.

About the Policy Lab Program: Al-Shabaka's Palestine Policy Lab is an online live-stream space, where audiences can engage directly with expert analysts from our nearly 200-member network as they craft policies and strategies related to Palestine. The labs are free and open for public participation, inviting viewers to join in on policy discussions.

Palestine at the ICC: Prospects and Limitations