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Foreign Secretary honours Israeli judge who warned against settlements

Dominic Raab called Theodor Meron 'something of a legend'. Simon Rocker explores the jurist's clear view on building settlements in the Occupation Territories

February 10, 2020 11:29
Dominic Raab presents Theodore Meron with an honorary CMG in January
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A few weeks ago the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab honoured one of the world’s most distinguished Jewish jurists.

Theodor Meron, 89, was president of the International Criminal Court’s tribunal for Yugoslavia and also heard appeals for cases relating to the Rwandan genocide.

The Foreign Secretary, who was working as a lawyer on war crimes in the Hague when he met Judge Meron, described him as “something of a legend”.

Presenting him with the Honorary Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, Mr Raab said he was “one of the most celebrated legal figures in recent times, playing a crucial role in building international criminal justice and humanitarian law”.