This discussion panel brings together a group of legal scholars and activists to share their reflections, experiences, and strategies for responding to the question of Palestine and what global solidarity looks like (and might look like) in the midst of current horrifying developments – while remaining attentive to how this conversation takes place in a context of ongoing settler-colonial dispossession. Attention will be given to pertinent proceedings before the International Court of Justice, as well as relevant petitions filed with the International Criminal Court.

On November 10, 2023, a petition with over 1100 signatures was delivered to the Canadian government and Prime Minister Trudeau concerning the alarming situation in the occupied Palestinian territories  and Israel. The petition emphasises the vital role Canada has in preventing and condemning the commission of  genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, including the prohibition of apartheid in the occupied Palestinian territories. It unites academics, civil society organisations, and numerous concerned individuals from Canada, invoking a call to action to uphold national and international legal obligations.