ICJ president’s plagiarism in Israel opinion ‘reflects poorly’, experts say

[geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml]

Sebutinde, who currently holds what is arguably the world's most prestigious judicial position, has recently been accused of directly lifting several sentences almost word for word in her dissenting opinion written on 19 July.

At the time, a 15-judge panel found that Israel's decades-long occupation of the Palestinian territories was "unlawful" and that its "near-complete separation" of people in the occupied West Bank breached international laws concerning "racial segregation" and "apartheid".

Sebutinde's dissenting opinion contained at least three sentences very closely resembling statements from a December 2021 article by Douglas Feith, a former US official.

An additional four sentences were taken from the pro-Israeli advocacy website Jewish Virtual Library. The allegations were first uncovered by researcher Zachary Foster.

[whatamlemmy@lemmy.world]

If the words are accurate then who the fuck cares?

[bertramditore@lemm.ee]

The article goes into great detail on why this matters.

[mrkawfee@lemmy.world]

She's a Zionist plant. Her role is to bury the genocide charge.

[kreskin@lemmy.world]

Its a judicial opoinion not a work of art to be sold. Plagarism shouldnt matter in this case. If the words fit, use them.