Israel's death penalty proposal - Sara Kowal explains

Sara Kowal is a researcher at Monash University specialising in international law and human rights. In this interview, she shares her perspective on Israel’s move to introduce the death penalty for certain terrorism - related offences, where she examines the legal basis for the law, how it may apply in the West Bank and also the broader implications for international humanitarian law. Additionally, Kowal discusses Israel's potential wider political and diplomatic standing globally, if this law comes into effect.

Director of Eleos Justice, Monash Law & Vice-President of the Capital Punishment Justice Project, Sara Kowal. Credit: Francesco Vicenzi