Documents Regarding The Government's Obligations Following The International Court Of Justice Advisory Opinion Dated 19 July 2024 Regarding The Legal Consequences Arising From The Actions Of Israel.

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The Attorney-General's Department released internal correspondence from July 2024 regarding the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on legal consequences arising from Israeli policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The documents, exchanged between senior officials in the International Law & Human Rights Division, circulated the ICJ decision delivered on 19 July 2024 for departmental awareness. The opinion concluded by twelve votes to three that all states are obliged not to recognize as legal Israel's unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and not to provide aid or assistance maintaining that presence. Extensive portions of the correspondence are redacted under legal professional privilege (section 42(1)) and personal information protections (section 22(1)), limiting visibility of the department's substantive analysis of Australia's obligations arising from the advisory opinion.