Yesterday, on 27 December 2009, one year had passed since the commencement of the devastating atrocities of Israel’s 22-day-long assault on the occupied Gaza Strip (otherwise known as Israel’s Operation “Cast Lead”). There has indeed been a notable amount of writing done about the conflict and its context over the past year (we have also covered this topic here, here and here, inter alia). On its one year anniversary, this brief tribute will focus on the current state of the justice and accountability process through the lens of international law by first considering the significance and credibility of the Goldstone…