Legal Mobilization Platform

2026

Criminalizing Accountability: The US lawfare against the international justice system
23 April 2026 I Launch of the CICC Report

Organized by the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC), in collaboration with the Legal Mobilization Platform, the event brought together ICC Judge Solomy Balungi Bossa, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, Amnesty International Secretary General Agnès Callamard and representatives of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Al-Haq and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights. It launched the CICC report on US sanctions against the international justice system and explored their consequences for accountability, civil society and victims, calling for concrete state action to protect those affected

Monarchies of Extraction: The Gulf States in the Global Food System 
21 May 2026 | Book Launch 

This Development Research Seminar organized by the Legal Mobilization Platform and the Agrifood and Water Technologies Academic Team, Dr Christian Henderson presents his latest book Monarchies of Extraction: The Gulf States in the Global Food System. The event explored food systems, extraction, agrarian politics, and the role of Gulf States within the global political economy.

The Legal Advocacy on De-Pathologizing Homosexuality 
30 April 2026 | Panel Discussion 

Marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the de-pathologization of homosexuality in China, this panel explored the role of legal advocacy, strategic litigation, and social mobilization in advancing LGBTQ+ rights. The discussion situated developments in China within broader international debates on equality and legal reform. This panel was organized by the LMP and Chinese Initiative on International Law.

Realizing Palestinian Self-Determination and State Sovereignty: What Next?
13 February 2026 | Conference

Co-organized with Birzeit University, this conference examined legal and political pathways toward Palestinian self-determination and state sovereignty. Participants reflected on developments in international law, accountability mechanisms, and prospects for a just and durable peace.

2025
 

People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan 
December 2025 | Public Tribunal 

The Platform collaborated with the People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan (PTWA) and the Women’s International Justice Group (WIJG) to host at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague the closing event of the Tribunal, including the public reading of the Judgment on 11 December 2025. The event highlighted violations of women’s rights under Taliban rule and explored pathways toward accountability and justice, bringing together representatives from international organisations, academia, civil society, and the Afghan community.  

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Intersectional Rewrites: European Court of Human Rights Judgments Reimagined 
25 November 2025 | Book Launch 

The Legal Mobilization Platform hosted the launch of the book Intersectionality and Human Rights: Reimagining European Court of Human Rights Judgments, edited by Nani Jansen Reventlow and the contributors to the Intersectional Rewrites Project. The volume brings together twelve European Court of Human Rights judgments rewritten through an intersectional lens by activists, practitioners, and academics. The event explored the project's contribution to rethinking human rights jurisprudence and addressing intersecting forms of discrimination.  

• Information about the project
• Book launch

Palestine Through Art and Reflections 
3 October 2025 | Art Exhibition 

This exhibition, organized by PAX; Amnesty International, and ceramic artist Mary Ann Jaraisy, highlighted Palestinian experiences, resilience, and lived realities through artistic expression. The exhibition provided a space for reflection, dialogue, and public engagement around issues of justice, memory, and representation with ceramic artist Mary Ann Jaraisy and the Cmunity Action Center - Al-Quds University.  

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Gender Justice in International Criminal Law Conference
29–30 September 2025 | International Conference

LMP, the Women’s Initiative for Gender Justice, and the Gender Justice Practitioner Hub co-organized a two-day conference gathering survivors, activists, academics, and legal practitioners from around the world to discuss gender justice in international criminal law. 100 key actors working in the field of Gender Justice were brought together. Through dynamic dialogue and shared strategies, they advanced feminist and intersectional legal approaches that moved beyond rhetoric into action.

Borders and Belonging: Toward a Fair Immigration Policy 
12 June 2025 | Book Launch 

This event featured Hiroshi Motomura’s book Borders and Belonging, which offers a nuanced examination of immigration, belonging, and policy responses to migration. 

Organizing partners: UCLA Law’s Promise Institute for Human Rights Europe, UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy.  

Justice in Times of Artificial Intelligence 
21 May 2025 | Annual Lecture 

The 2nd International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA) Annual Lecture with Judge Fergal M. Gaynor explored the implications of artificial intelligence, technology, and accountability in relation to conflict crimes. This event was organized by The Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre; KUNO Platform; International Humanitarian Studies Association.  

Conference on Protest and Legal Mobilization in Oñati, Spain
3–4 April 2025 | Conference

This 2-day conference brought together scholars examining protest movements, legal mobilization, civic space, and contemporary forms of resistance. It was organized by Erasmus School of Law; Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU); Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law.

Children in Armed Conflict 
1 April 2025 | Panel Discussion 

The event, organized by LPM, Save the Children Netherlands and The Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre, brought together leading experts, including Ann Skelton, Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (2023–2025), to examine the role of humanitarian organizations, international institutions, and legal actors in protecting children affected by armed conflict. Discussions explored accountability mechanisms and legal strategies for advancing children's rights.

Francesca Albanese at Erasmus University Rotterdam
14 February 2025 | Public Lecture 

Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, delivered a public lecture addressing developments in Gaza, international law, and the responsibilities of states and international organizations. 

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2024
 

Gaza at the ICC: Seeking Justice for Palestinian Displacement amid Genocide 
3 December 2024 | Panel Discussion 

The Legal Mobilization Platform, International Human Rights Clinic at Boston University and the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, Al-Haq Europe, Al-Haq Organization organized a side event during the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The discussion examined the denial of Palestinians' right to return under international criminal law and explored legal avenues for accountability in the context of displacement and ongoing violence in Gaza. The event brought together academics, practitioners, and human rights advocates. 

Panel Discussion

Reproductive Violence in International Criminal Law
June 2024 | Conference

The Platform partnered with Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice and other organizations to convene discussions on reproductive violence within international criminal law. The conference examined legal accountability, survivor-centred approaches, and emerging challenges in the field of gender justice.

Protest Under Pressure Conference
25 January 2024 | Conference

The Legal Mobilization Platform and Tilburg University Law School organized this conference that brought together academics, lawyers, activists, and civil society organizations to examine growing restrictions on protest rights and shrinking civic space in democratic and authoritarian contexts. Discussions explored legal responses to repression, strategic litigation, and the role of solidarity networks in protecting the right to protest.

South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel 
12 January 2024 | Public Briefing 

Briefing session on the potential implications of South Africa’s case before the International Court of Justice for the ongoing military conflict in Gaza. Four experts of international law, human rights, and legal mobilization discussed South Africa’s case and its implications for ending the ongoing military conflict in Gaza through a ceasefire, the provision of humanitarian assistance and accountability questions.  

• Public briefing
• Report

2023 

Book Talk with Hil Aked 
October 2023 | Public Event 

The Platform, Dutch Scholars for Palestine and SCHOLAS (the student association at ISS) organized a book talk at the ISS with Dr Hil Aked, who had published their book, Friends of Israel: The Backlash Against Palestine Solidarity, earlier that year. The conversation explored legal and political challenges facing Palestine solidarity movements and examined the role of advocacy in contested political environments.  

Yemen Justice Network Meeting 
June 2023 | Expert Meeting 

The LMP partnered with the Yemen Justice Network to host a meeting at the ISS. On the sidelines of the Second Yemen International Forum – the largest annual conference for Yemeni dialogue – the Legal Mobilization Platform hosted a convention that gathered Yemeni victims groups, civil society and international diplomats seeking to discuss matters of transitional justice in Yemen. ISS provided a safe environment for these relevant talks to take place.

Resisting Israeli Settler Colonialism 
March 2023 | Public Event 

During Israeli Apartheid Week 2023, organized every March, Dutch Scholars for Palestine and the Legal Mobilization Platform organized a panel titled Resisting Settler Colonialism at ISS. The panellists discussed the ways in which citizens are both confronted with and are resisting a range of international crimes arising from Israel’s long-standing regime of settler-colonialism, as well as how the Palestinian struggle relates to other, intersectional struggles and forms of resistance. The intersectionality of struggles was specifically emphasized by the panellists from the climate movement and racial justice movement. 

Launch of the Legal Mobilization Platform: Mobilizing for a Just World 
13 January 2023 | Launch Event 

The Legal Mobilization Platform was officially launched in The Hague. Bringing together scholars, practitioners, activists, and students, the event introduced the Platform’s mission of advancing collaboration around legal mobilization, strategic litigation, and social justice. Discussions addressed climate justice, racial justice, socio-economic rights, and community-led legal action.