August 12, 2025 – Regarding the crimes committed by Israel, Switzerland has obligations under international law. This is what 31 professors of international humanitarian and criminal law remind the Federal Council. .

Under the title “Switzerland’s International Law Obligations Regarding the Situation in Palestine,” 31 professors of international humanitarian and criminal law outline, in an open letter, the obligations of states, and particularly of Switzerland, as depositary of the Geneva Conventions, concerning the crimes committed by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. They specifically write that “Insofar as Israel’s violations also constitute the most serious crimes under international criminal law by the individuals who commit them, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and possibly genocide, Switzerland also has an obligation to prevent and suppress these crimes.”

The letter from the 31 professors