On the Symbolic Force of International Law: the Case of Gaza
Journal: Political anthropological research on international social sciences
Year: 2025

Abstract This forum includes reflections from perspectives spanning international human rights law, international law and international political sociology to analyse the symbolic and ‘paradoxical’ power and limitations of international law. To what extent can it compel various voices – such state actors, judges or activists – to speak in a certain way? What is its capacity to settle disputes and to enact equality, justice and peace, to be a safety net for victims, and to lay the conditions for