In speaking with WNDU’s 16 News Now about Israel’s strikes on Iran, Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell, member of CERL’s Advisory Council, urged compliance with the UN Charter and the use of diplomacy over military action. According to Professor O’Connell, Israel’s use of force did not meet the narrow permissions for self-defense.

Mary Ellen O’Connell is the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution—Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame. Read her bio here.  

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