Document Type
Report
Publication Date
5-15-2025
Language
en-US
Abstract
This report analyzes the crime of apartheid and its application to Israel’s policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) before and after October 7, 2023. Our analysis relies on a close examination of more than 25 credible human rights reports and judicial opinions from institutions and individuals with expertise in the region. Consistent with the findings of these experts, we conclude that Israel has committed and continues to commit the crime of apartheid as defined by the 1973 United Nations International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (Apartheid Convention). Although Israel is not a party to the Apartheid Convention, it is nonetheless bound by customary international law to refrain from acts of apartheid. The crime of apartheid constitutes jus cogens: a norm that binds all states, regardless of their treaty ratification status.
Recommended Citation
Susan Akram,
Apartheid in Israel: An Analysis of Israel’s Laws and Policies and the Responsibilities of US Academic and Other Institutions
(2025).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/faculty_scholarship/4322
