University College London (UCL) is set to host a major academic talk by Professor Ralph Wilde, Professor of International Law at UCL, titled “As Bad as it Gets for the Palestinian People in International Law: Aggression, genocide, apartheid and other racism, denial of self-determination, crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture perpetrated against the Palestinian people through the existence and actions of Israel,” which will take place on 27 November 2025 from 18:00 to 20:00 (London time).
Professor Wilde is one of the foremost experts on international law and Palestine, having held senior roles in major international law associations, taught at leading institutions such as Harvard, Yale, NYU, Georgetown-Qatar and Al Quds University, received the American Society of International Law’s book prize, advised the PLO and key Palestinian human rights organisations, and served as Counsel before the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice in major cases concerning Palestine, including the ongoing South Africa v Israel genocide case.
The event will be introduced by Professor Izzat Darwazeh, Professor of Communications Engineering at UCL, and chaired by Professor Maria Aristodemou, Professor of Law Emerita at Birkbeck, University of London.
This talk offers an in-depth legal analysis of the ongoing crimes committed against the Palestinian people, situating them within the framework of international law, and highlighting the responsibilities of states, global institutions, and civil society in confronting and responding to these violations.
