Matilde Masetti Placci

About/Bio

Matilde Masetti Placci is a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh Law School, her thesis focusses on the history and theory of international law.

Recently Published

Lost for Words, yet Grasping for Neologisms: Gaza, Genocide and the Discursive Limits of International Law

Image: Qassem, a Palestinian shepherd from Umm al Fugara, is being investigated by Israeli military police and army for land ownership, after a settler wrongfully accused him of assault. Philippe Pernot. Whether within the lexicon of international law or the parlance of everyday conversation, invoking ‘genocide’ is pregnant with explosive and abrasive intent. Lawyers and…

Read more