Shannon Maree Torrens is an international and human rights lawyer from Sydney Australia. She has worked at the United Nations international criminal tribunals and courts for the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Cambodia,and with the International Criminal Court.She holds a PhD in international criminal law fromthe University of Sydney. Twitter: @shannonmtorrens
The identification of the first two cases of coronavirus in Gaza is a frightening moment for its inhabitants. But there are immense legal and moral ramifications for Israel, the occupying power
Even a small outbreak among Gaza's densely-packed, blockaded population would put an impossible strain on a healthcare system already teetering on the verge of collapse