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On Monday, October 13, we have organized the third conference in our series Aula Árabe Universitaria 7 in Madrid. It will be given by Ardi Imseis, a professor of International Law at Queen’s University in Canada. Be sure to listen to this interesting session, either in person or on YouTube. The United Nations has been involved in the Palestinian question since the organization was first created, when the United Kingdom relinquished its Mandate and shifted responsibility away from itself in terms of solving the problem it had largely created, onto the UN. All United Nations bodies, specialized offices, miscellaneous agencies, military missions, special envoys, rapporteurs, etc. have been involved in the Palestinian issue. Despite this, the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people (laid out in Resolution A/Res/3236 of November 22, 1974) remain unfulfilled to date. This conference will address the different stages that the Palestinian question has gone through at the United Nations. According to Ardi Imseis, a professor of International Law at Queen’s University in Canada, we can only consider international law to be as good as our ability to apply it universally. What does the situation in Palestine tell us about today’s international legal order? Has the international legal order as we know it come to an end, or can it be salvaged? The event has been organized with the cooperation of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) Bachelor’s degree program in International Relations. Participating and introducing the speaker will be Isaías Barreñada, a professor of International Relations and the coordinator of that degree program at the UCM, and co-director of the Complutense Research Group on the Maghreb and the Middle East (GICMOM), as well as having authored several publications on the Palestinian question. Moderating the session will be Olivia Orozco, Casa Árabe’s Training and Economics Coordinator. This conference will be broadcast live in Spanish and in English on Casa Árabe’s YouTube channel. Ardi Imseis Ardi Imseis is an associate professor of International Law at Queen’s University in Canada, as well as a prominent legal expert in International Public Law and an acknowledged specialist on the issue of Palestine in international law. From 2002 to 2014, he held various positions at the United Nations, including the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), covering operations in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. On several occasions, he has also been invited as a guest to address the UN Security Council and Human Rights Council. He has also worked as a senior legal advisor to the President of the Court of Appeals of Alberta (Canada) and later as a member of the UN Commission of Eminent Experts on Yemen (2019-2021), in addition to serving as a legal advisor and attorney in cases before the International Court of Justice. Ardi Imseis earned his PhD in Politics and International Relations from Cambridge University, a Master’s degree in Law from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in Law from Dalhousie University (Canada), as well as a further degree in International Relations and History from the University of Toronto. He has had various works published on international law and the Palestine question, placing an emphasis on the role played by the United Nations, prolonged occupation and self-determination. He authored the book "The United Nations and the Question of Palestine" (Cambridge University Press, 2023), in which he critically examined the UN’s role in this conflict. He was also the editor of the "Palestine Yearbook of International Law", establishing himself as one of the most influential legal voices on Palestine and contemporary international law. Further information: https://en.casaarabe.es/eventos-arabes/show/the-united-nations-and-the-palestinian-question-on-the-double-standard-and-international-law