Live on The West Report,
Michael West is joined by Chris Sidoti, international human rights lawyer and
current member of the UN Independent Commission on the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, to discuss an extraordinary legal and diplomatic flashpoint facing
Australia. Following the Albanese Government’s invitation to Isaac Herzog to
visit Australia, Commissioner Sidoti has publicly stated that the Israeli
President should be arrested on arrival for the alleged crime of incitement to
genocide. The claim draws on findings and proceedings in international legal
forums, and raises serious questions about Australia’s obligations under the
Genocide Convention, domestic criminal law, and executive powers under
migration legislation. We unpack what incitement to genocide means in
international law, whether heads of state have immunity in situations like
this, and why legal experts say the visit creates significant legal risk for
the Australian Government. Also addressed, statements by President Herzog
regarding Gaza, and how those remarks are being interpreted in ongoing legal
debates. About Chris Sidoti: Chris Sidoti is an Australian human rights lawyer
with decades of experience in international law, former Australian Human Rights
Commissioner, and a current member of the UN commission examining violations in
the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
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