Gilles Devers

French lawyer and academic (1956–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gilles Devers (1956 – 26 November 2024) was a French lawyer and academic.

In October 2007, he was part of a working group that produced a report for the Haute Autorité de santé [fr] on methods of improving cooperation between health professionals.[1]

Together with Mireille Fanon Mendès-France, he filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice on behalf of groups representing victims of Israeli attacks during the 2008–2009 Gaza War.[2]

He represented the Palestinian Authority before the International Criminal Court.[3][4]

Devers died on 26 November 2024, at the age of 68.[5] He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor of International Solidarity of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in 2024.[6]

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