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

Longo, Andrea

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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.

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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.

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