India’s arms sales to Israel: Bad legally, worse ethically—Part 1
Part 1 of a four-part deep-dive into the recent case before the Supreme Court of India calling for a halt to arms sale to Israel as it commits genocide against the Palestinians.
Prameela K
Published on: 17 September 2024, 12:39 pm
Part 1 of a four-part deep-dive into the recent case before the Supreme Court of India calling for a halt to arms sale to Israel as it commits genocide against the Palestinians.
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THE Supreme Court of India's judgment of September 9, 2024 on refusing to halt arms sales to Israel during the ongoing conflict in Gaza and West Bank is baffling, to say the least.
The court was not the only party that lacked in terms of its focus on the case, as pleadings also needed more substance. The interventions on the part of the Solicitor General of India (SGI) Tushar Mehta only served to reveal how much the State representative was at sea with the subject before the court.
To better understand the dispute, it is important to know the boundaries of extant law and the nuances of soft law and hard law.
Arms transfers to Israel violate international humanitarian law
On February 23, 2024, United Nations (UN) experts stated that "any transfer of weapons or ammunition to Israel that would be used in Gaza is likely to violate international humanitarian law and must cease immediately".
