Introduction This blogpost provides a general international law analysis concerning issues of academic boycott and relevant legal obligations of States and of universities concerning the dire situation of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt), due to measures taken by Israeli authorities[see also Gentian Zyberi, World’s higher education institutions need to react to the mass atrocities committed by the IDF in Gaza, 5 May 2024]. First, I provide some context about the escalation of the armed conflict in Gaza since October 2023 and more generally the HEIs situation in the oPt. Then, the focus turns to analyzing…