Uploaded September 2018 | Updated September 2026, 26 minutes ago
The Israel, Palestine and International Law symposium was held in Winnipeg September 7-9, 2018 to explore the rights and responsibilities under international law of Palestine, Israel and Canada in the ongoing occupation of Palestinian territory.
In this clip, David Matas defends Israeli practices and policies with regard to the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Michael Lynk argues that Matas's arguments are not supported by international law.
David Matas is an international human rights, refugee and immigration lawyer in private practice in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and an adjunct professor in immigration and refugee law in the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law. He was appointed as a member of the Canadian delegation to the United Nations Conference on the Establishment of the International Criminal Court. Matas is Senior Honorary Counsel for B’Nai Brith Canada.
Michael Lynk is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Western Ontario. He has written widely on Canadian human rights and labour law. In 2016, Professor Lynk was appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council to become the 7th Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory. In this capacity, he issues two reports annually on human rights in the OPT.
The symposium was sponsored by (alphabetical order): Independent Jewish Voices Canada, Mennonite Church Manitoba Working Group on Palestine-Israel, Palestinian Canadian Congress, Peace Alliance Winnipeg, United Jewish People’s Order (Winnipeg) and the Winnipeg Centre Federal Green Party Association. Additional information, including Power Point presentations and other documents will be made available at the conference web site: israelpalestinelawsymposium.ca
Video Production:
Paul S. Graham
paulsgraham.ca
The Israel, Palestine and International Law symposium was held in Winnipeg September 7-9, 2018 to explore the rights and responsibilities under international law of Palestine, Israel and Canada in the ongoing occupation of Palestinian territory.
In this clip, David Matas defends Israeli practices and policies with regard to the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Michael Lynk argues that Matas's arguments are not supported by international law.
David Matas is an international human rights, refugee and immigration lawyer in private practice in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and an adjunct professor in immigration and refugee law in the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law. He was appointed as a member of the Canadian delegation to the United Nations Conference on the Establishment of the International Criminal Court. Matas is Senior Honorary Counsel for B’Nai Brith Canada.
Michael Lynk is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Western Ontario. He has written widely on Canadian human rights and labour law. In 2016, Professor Lynk was appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council to become the 7th Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory. In this capacity, he issues two reports annually on human rights in the OPT.
The symposium was sponsored by (alphabetical order): Independent Jewish Voices Canada, Mennonite Church Manitoba Working Group on Palestine-Israel, Palestinian Canadian Congress, Peace Alliance Winnipeg, United Jewish People’s Order (Winnipeg) and the Winnipeg Centre Federal Green Party Association. Additional information, including Power Point presentations and other documents will be made available at the conference web site: israelpalestinelawsymposium.ca
Video Production:
Paul S. Graham
paulsgraham.ca
