הוועד הציבורי נגד עינויים בישראל

This Opinion has been written at the request of the Petitioners in The Public Committee Against Torture et al. v. The Government of Israel et al.
The legal issues raised in this case are of crucial relevance to international humanitarian law. The ruling of the Supreme Court of Israel will no doubt be of exceptional importance for the application and development or, instead, the undermining, of international humanitarian law.
This Opinion is premised on the legal assumption that the applicable law in the discussion of the relevant issues is the body of international customary and treaty rules relating to international armed conflicts, in particular to occupatio bellica of foreign territory.