Alex Goodman KC

I have had the honour of being invited to appear on Desert Island Discs to talk a bit about the soundtrack of my life - somewhat exposing and so difficult to select 8 discs...forever regretting - listen in on Jan 19th bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty bbc.com/news/articles/…

For #humanrightsday I have written about recent developments in article 3 systems and investigatory duties. landmarkchambers.co.uk/news-and-cases…

Congratulations to Juliet Riddell, who picked up WFTV’s The @itvstudios Achievement of the Year Award #WFTVAwards 🏆🌟 @juliet_riddell leads on the FT Standpoint film series, collaborating with artists to explore current news stories.

Well done @juliet_riddell winning the Rose d’Or for the second year in a row.

My thoughts on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill after today’s vote landmarkchambers.co.uk/news-and-cases…

I’m now here @alexgoodmankc.bsky.social

Ex-supreme court president backs assisted dying law change | Assisted dying | The Guardian theguardian.com/society/2024/n…

@JolyonMaugham @ZoeLeventhal @ToufiqueHossain @SueWillman

My letter in support of the assisted dying Bill with Lord Falconer, Lord Macdonald, Sir Max Hill, Lord Pannick and others (third down). theguardian.com/theobserver/20…

This is an historic step by the ICC. President Putin is now a wanted man, facing charges of war crimes. This should send a clear message to all his cronies in Russia- you will and must face justice for your barbaric war in Ukraine. theguardian.com/world/2023/mar…

Yesterday I spoke in Westminster to MPs about the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024. @dignityindying has published the legal briefing I prepared which can be read here: dignityindying.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

🚨 Judgment: SSHD in breach of her positive duty in art. 3 ECHR to reduce the risk of inhuman and degrading treatment to a reasonable minimum, based on her failure to implement an adequate system for permitting destitute migrants access to public funds. caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/admin/202…

Climate collective @RightsClimate has won permission to appeal against a judgment that ruled in favour of a government policy restricting the green ambitions of local planning authorities. Ricardo Gama represents. leighdaylaw.info/3OhOcaQ

There is an increasing consensus that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza because the evidence is overwhelming. Here is a reminder of some of the available and useful resources: An initial syllabus: 13 October 2023, Raz Segal, jewishcurrents.org/a-textbook-cas… 15 October 2023: Public Statement: Over 800 Scholars Warn of Potential Genocide in Gaza twailr.com/public-stateme… 2 November: UN experts call to prevent genocide: un.org/unispal/docume… 16 November: UN experts call to prevent genocide: ohchr.org/en/press-relea… 16 November, William Schabas: ccrjustice.org/sites/default/… 16 November: Holocaust and genocide scholars John Cox, Victoria Sanford, and Barry Trachtenberg declaration, ccrjustice.org/sites/default/… 29 December, South Africa submission to ICJ: icj-cij.org/sites/default/… 29 May, South Africa's dossier of evidence of Israel's genocidal intent, the UN Security Council: tinyurl.com/nb6ua4a5 Martin Shaw, x.com/martinshawx/st… UN Expert Francesca Albanese, first report on the Genocide (March 2024): ohchr.org/sites/default/… UN Expert Francesca Albanese, second report on the Genocide (October 2024): documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/…… John Quigley, “Legal Standard for Genocide Intent: An Uphill Climb for Israel in Gaza Suit”, 14 March, EJIL: ejiltalk.org/legal-standard… UK Judges’ and Lawyers’ Open Letter Concerning Gaza, 3 April 2024: lawyersletter.uk Jinan Bastaki, Gaza, Forced Displacement, and Genocide”, EJIL, April 2024, ejiltalk.org/gaza-forced-di… Nimer Sultany, “A Threshold Crossed: On Genocidal Intent and the Duty to Prevent Genocide in Palestine”, May 2024: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… University Network for Human Rights report, May 2024: humanrightsnetwork.org/publications/g… Aryeh Neier, NYRB, 6 June 2024: nybooks.com/articles/2024/… UN Commission of Inquiry, 10 June: Detailed findings on the military operations and attacks carried out in the Occupied Palestinian Territory from 7 October to 31 December 2023: ohchr.org/sites/default/… Oxfam, Water War Crimes report, July 2024: oxfam.org/en/press-relea… Omer Bartov, 13 August: theguardian.com/world/article/… Haaretz, “The Numbers Show: Gaza War Is One of the Bloodiest in the 21st Century”, 14 August: haaretz.com/middle-east-ne… Maryam Jamshidi, On Genocidal Intent, August: opiniojuris.org/2024/08/02/ref… Forensic Architecture: cartographic analysis of the genocide in support of South Africa’s case in the ICJ: forensic-architecture.org/investigation/…… AOAV analysis that shows that vast majority of killed in Gaza are civilians: aoav.org.uk/2024/casualtie… 10 October 2024: UN Commission of Inquiry: Israel’s destruction of the health system in Gaza ohchr.org/en/press-relea… 8 November 2024: UN Commission of Inquiry: 70 percent of verified victims (October - 30 April) were children and women: ohchr.org/en/documents/r… 12 November 2024: 8 aid organisations of the systematic violation ICJ orders on humanitarian assistance, thereby establishing genocidal intent: oxfam.org/en/press-relea… 14 November 2024: UN Special Committee Report ohchr.org/en/press-relea… North Gaza: 9 October 2024: 18 Aid organisations warn of dramatic escalation of humanitarian catastrophe in northern Gaza: oxfam.org.uk/media/press-re… 15 October: 38 organisations: “Northern Gaza is being wiped off the map”: oxfam.org/en/press-relea… 1 November: statement by 15 UN and humanitarian organisations: bit.ly/40pLGqx

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - has been published. MPs will debate this on 29th November. Landmark Chambers will be hosting a seminar about the Bill tomorrow with Lord Mance and Rebecca Wilcox landmarkchambers.co.uk/events/assiste… bills.parliament.uk/bills/3774

The age group most killed in the ongoing genocide in Gaza are 5 to 9 year-olds. Sit with that.

Well done @juliet_riddell

It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them. While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right.