Victor Kattan
@victorkattan.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Public International Law @UoN | formerly @NUS | member @TGC | editorial board @AsianJIL | International Law, International Criminal Law, Law of Armed Conflict, History of International Law
ORCID: 0000-0001-5109-5933
ORCID: 0000-0001-5109-5933
#Palestine36 is performing well at the box office (for a small independent film). Thanks to all of you who have already seen it. Given the interest in the film it is showing at even more cinemas across the U.K. and Ireland next week. Please see the listings here:
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
#Palestine36 is performing well at the box office (for a small independent film). Thanks to all of you who have already seen it. Given the interest in the film it is showing at even more cinemas across the U.K. and Ireland next week. Please see the listings here:
I was interviewed for this podcast with Andrew West on
@abcnewsbot.bsky.social about developments in Gaza and the "Britain Owes Palestine campaign" that seeks an apology from Britain for war crimes in Palestine in the 1930s. You can listen to it here: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
@abcnewsbot.bsky.social about developments in Gaza and the "Britain Owes Palestine campaign" that seeks an apology from Britain for war crimes in Palestine in the 1930s. You can listen to it here: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
October 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I was interviewed for this podcast with Andrew West on
@abcnewsbot.bsky.social about developments in Gaza and the "Britain Owes Palestine campaign" that seeks an apology from Britain for war crimes in Palestine in the 1930s. You can listen to it here: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
@abcnewsbot.bsky.social about developments in Gaza and the "Britain Owes Palestine campaign" that seeks an apology from Britain for war crimes in Palestine in the 1930s. You can listen to it here: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The great students of Nottingham have invited me to speak about the origins of the conflict in Gaza and Britain’s role in that history alongside Professor Andreas Bieler who will be speaking about contemporary issues and what we can do about them. This is happening on Tuesday in Coates Auditorium.
October 9, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The great students of Nottingham have invited me to speak about the origins of the conflict in Gaza and Britain’s role in that history alongside Professor Andreas Bieler who will be speaking about contemporary issues and what we can do about them. This is happening on Tuesday in Coates Auditorium.
「パレスチナ巡る外交政策に謝罪を」 英政府に請願書を提出 訴訟も検討(2025年10月2日) youtu.be/m4iaawpdhqg?... via @YouTube coverage of the britainowespalestine campaign in Japan!
October 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
「パレスチナ巡る外交政策に謝罪を」 英政府に請願書を提出 訴訟も検討(2025年10月2日) youtu.be/m4iaawpdhqg?... via @YouTube coverage of the britainowespalestine campaign in Japan!
I appeared on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story yesterday where I joined former UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights @ajgilmour.bsky.social and professor Simon Mabon to discuss the #Trump 20-point plan for #Gaza. You can watch it here: youtu.be/rSjnmYaQilw?...
October 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I appeared on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story yesterday where I joined former UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights @ajgilmour.bsky.social and professor Simon Mabon to discuss the #Trump 20-point plan for #Gaza. You can watch it here: youtu.be/rSjnmYaQilw?...
This is a message for my Mandarin-speaking friends! Does the first sentence in Article II of the Apartheid Convention -- copied below -- use the word 'racial groups' or 'ethnic groups' when translated into English? Is there any difference in Mandarin between race and ethnicity? Thanks in advance!!
October 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM
This is a message for my Mandarin-speaking friends! Does the first sentence in Article II of the Apartheid Convention -- copied below -- use the word 'racial groups' or 'ethnic groups' when translated into English? Is there any difference in Mandarin between race and ethnicity? Thanks in advance!!
If you’re in Liverpool today come and say hello!
September 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
If you’re in Liverpool today come and say hello!
UK urged to act on colonial-era war crimes case after recognising Palestinian state - @BBCWorld www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
September 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
UK urged to act on colonial-era war crimes case after recognising Palestinian state - @BBCWorld www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
September 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Some photos from the opening of the Palestinian embassy in London earlier today.
September 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Some photos from the opening of the Palestinian embassy in London earlier today.
I was interviewed on Al Jazeera from New York last week. It just aired. You can watch it here. Palestinians welcome state recognition as first step to ending Israeli o... youtu.be/Mrtr26okn4Y?... via @YouTube
September 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I was interviewed on Al Jazeera from New York last week. It just aired. You can watch it here. Palestinians welcome state recognition as first step to ending Israeli o... youtu.be/Mrtr26okn4Y?... via @YouTube
Finally - recognition of Palestine was long overdue and is better late than never. Now the debate needs to shift to real sanctions and mass divestment to end the slaughter in Gaza
#gaza #palestine #recognition
#gaza #palestine #recognition
September 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Finally - recognition of Palestine was long overdue and is better late than never. Now the debate needs to shift to real sanctions and mass divestment to end the slaughter in Gaza
#gaza #palestine #recognition
#gaza #palestine #recognition
Famine has been officially declared in Gaza Governorate for the first time by the IPC -and there is worse to come. The world must stop this.
UN statement: www.ochaopt.org/content/stat...
IPC Report: www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/us...
#endgazafamine #GazaGenocide #GazaStarving
UN statement: www.ochaopt.org/content/stat...
IPC Report: www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/us...
#endgazafamine #GazaGenocide #GazaStarving
August 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Famine has been officially declared in Gaza Governorate for the first time by the IPC -and there is worse to come. The world must stop this.
UN statement: www.ochaopt.org/content/stat...
IPC Report: www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/us...
#endgazafamine #GazaGenocide #GazaStarving
UN statement: www.ochaopt.org/content/stat...
IPC Report: www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/us...
#endgazafamine #GazaGenocide #GazaStarving
Read the headlines. This is horrific.
130,000 troops to be mobilized.
Palestinians to be transferred to Southern Gaza.
130,000 troops to be mobilized.
Palestinians to be transferred to Southern Gaza.
August 20, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Read the headlines. This is horrific.
130,000 troops to be mobilized.
Palestinians to be transferred to Southern Gaza.
130,000 troops to be mobilized.
Palestinians to be transferred to Southern Gaza.
The Attorney General’s reply on the matter of the recognition of Palestine - note that William Hague concluded that Palestine already met the criteria of statehood in 2011. #recognition #palestine
August 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The Attorney General’s reply on the matter of the recognition of Palestine - note that William Hague concluded that Palestine already met the criteria of statehood in 2011. #recognition #palestine
Remembering our much loved colleague Agnes Flues who died a year ago today. agnesflues.muchloved.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Remembering our much loved colleague Agnes Flues who died a year ago today. agnesflues.muchloved.com
I was quoted twice in today’s @FT by @MehulAtLarge.
FT subscribers can read it here: www.ft.com/content/24fc... for non subscribers the quotes appear below #palestine #recognition
FT subscribers can read it here: www.ft.com/content/24fc... for non subscribers the quotes appear below #palestine #recognition
August 1, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I was quoted twice in today’s @FT by @MehulAtLarge.
FT subscribers can read it here: www.ft.com/content/24fc... for non subscribers the quotes appear below #palestine #recognition
FT subscribers can read it here: www.ft.com/content/24fc... for non subscribers the quotes appear below #palestine #recognition
I was quoted in today’s @theguardian.com on Macron’s latest announcementby @julianborger.bsky.social
Let’s see if the UK follows France’s lead and recognises Palestine… but it’s clear both governments need to go much further than recognition
Let’s see if the UK follows France’s lead and recognises Palestine… but it’s clear both governments need to go much further than recognition
July 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I was quoted in today’s @theguardian.com on Macron’s latest announcementby @julianborger.bsky.social
Let’s see if the UK follows France’s lead and recognises Palestine… but it’s clear both governments need to go much further than recognition
Let’s see if the UK follows France’s lead and recognises Palestine… but it’s clear both governments need to go much further than recognition
The UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has released its much anticipated report on the Israel-Palestine conflict. I was quoted twice, on the immediate recognition of Palestine by HMG, and on reconstructing Gaza: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...
#recognisepalestinenow
#recognisepalestinenow
July 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has released its much anticipated report on the Israel-Palestine conflict. I was quoted twice, on the immediate recognition of Palestine by HMG, and on reconstructing Gaza: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...
#recognisepalestinenow
#recognisepalestinenow
As starvation grips Gaza and the world looks on, @trtworld publishes my latest commentary: "Crime and punishment: Are Israel’s days of impunity over?"
You can read it (with no paywall) here:
trt.global/world/articl...
#Gaza #Crimes #Starvation #Israel #Impunitynomore
You can read it (with no paywall) here:
trt.global/world/articl...
#Gaza #Crimes #Starvation #Israel #Impunitynomore
July 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
As starvation grips Gaza and the world looks on, @trtworld publishes my latest commentary: "Crime and punishment: Are Israel’s days of impunity over?"
You can read it (with no paywall) here:
trt.global/world/articl...
#Gaza #Crimes #Starvation #Israel #Impunitynomore
You can read it (with no paywall) here:
trt.global/world/articl...
#Gaza #Crimes #Starvation #Israel #Impunitynomore
Today’s headline in Haaretz: IDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
June 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Today’s headline in Haaretz: IDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Israel's war in Gaza has killed over 17,000 children. These are the stories of 28 of them www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
June 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Israel's war in Gaza has killed over 17,000 children. These are the stories of 28 of them www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
“In 1998, we thought that Ben-Gvir…[currently Minister of National Security] was more likely to try to kill an Israeli prime minister than work with him”.
Ami Dror - former bodyguard to three Israeli prime ministers
Ami Dror - former bodyguard to three Israeli prime ministers
June 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“In 1998, we thought that Ben-Gvir…[currently Minister of National Security] was more likely to try to kill an Israeli prime minister than work with him”.
Ami Dror - former bodyguard to three Israeli prime ministers
Ami Dror - former bodyguard to three Israeli prime ministers
The deadline for submitting abstracts for the BISA-ISA workshop in Newcastle in November has been extended to Friday 20 June. For the details of the workshop stream I’m organising with Mori Ram on critical approaches to studying apartheid see isanet.org/Conferences/...
June 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The deadline for submitting abstracts for the BISA-ISA workshop in Newcastle in November has been extended to Friday 20 June. For the details of the workshop stream I’m organising with Mori Ram on critical approaches to studying apartheid see isanet.org/Conferences/...
**I am co-organising a workshop with Moriel Ram at the BISA-ISA conference on 'Critical approaches to studying apartheid as a concept and a crime' at the University of Newcastle in October 2025. The deadline is 13 June & the call for papers is here: www.isanet.org/Conferences/...
June 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
**I am co-organising a workshop with Moriel Ram at the BISA-ISA conference on 'Critical approaches to studying apartheid as a concept and a crime' at the University of Newcastle in October 2025. The deadline is 13 June & the call for papers is here: www.isanet.org/Conferences/...