The Use of Boycott as a Tool to Protect Fundamental Norms of International Law: The Baldassi Decision

Longo, Andrea

Abstract

On June 11, 2020, the European Court of Human Rights issued its groundbreaking Baldassi and Others v. France decision, protecting the freedom of expression of eleven political activists who called for the boycott of Israel. The ECtHR upheld its case-law on Article 10 ECHR and qualified the boycott as a means to express protesting opinions which deserves protection as long as its practices do not exceed the boundary of incitement to discrimination. The ruling is the very first by an international human rights court on the boycott movement and is set to deliver a blow to Israel’s disregard of international law and human rights. One year after Baldassi, this article offers some reflections on the ruling legacy both with regard to the Palestine/Israel context and beyond that.

Citation

Longo, A. (2021). The Use of Boycott as a Tool to Protect Fundamental Norms of International Law: The Baldassi Decision. Diritti umani e diritto internazionale, 15(2), 489-499. https://doi.org/10.12829/101657

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 22, 2021
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Apr 6, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 6, 2024
• Journal: Diritti umani e diritto internazionale
• Print ISSN: 1971-7105
• Electronic ISSN: 1972-5485
• Publisher: Società Editrice il Mulino
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 489-499
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12829/101657
• Keywords: boycott, Israel, human rights, article 10, freedom of expression, Palestine
• Publisher URL: https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.12829/101657
• Additional Information: Data Access Statement : This is the version of the article accepted for publication in Diritti umani e diritto internazionale, 15 (2). pp. 489-499, (2021). Re-use is subject to the publisher’s terms and conditions.