International Protection of Human Rights and Politics: An Inescapable Reality (an Interview with Professor William Schabas)

Abstract

The renowned professor of international criminal law and director of the Irish Centre of Human Rights at the National University of Ireland (Galway), William Schabas, discusses about the invasion of the Israel forces in the Gaza strip, racism in Europe, death penalty, the International Criminal Court (ICC) and international criminal law in general.

Keywords: William Schabas, Victor Tsilonis, international criminal law, Israel, Gaza strip, Goldstone report, racism in Europe, abolition of death penalty, ICC, ICTY, international politics, truth and reconciliation commission, Luis Moreno Ocampo, Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, Sudan, arrest warrant

JEL Classification: K10, K14, K30, K34, K40, K42