Researcher Longo Bardo M. published a paper in the Asian Journal of International Law, entitled “The Legality of Closure on Land and Safe Passage between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.” This paper explores the legality of the land closure imposed upon the Gaza Strip by Israel.  After having considered the area under occupation, the paper argues that the legality of the closure must be determined under international humanitarian law, international human rights law, the principle of self-determination of peoples, and the Israeli-Palestinian agreements. In light of these rules, the arbitrary closure of the Gaza Strip should be considered illegal because it breaches the unity between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and because it violates the freedom of movement of the local population. Moreover, the closure breaches the relevant rules on the transit of goods in occupied territory.  This paper concludes that most of the violations caused by the closure affect peremptory rules which produce obligations erga omnes so that any state in the international community is entitled to react under the law of state responsibility. To check the paper, click here