For overwhelmed cities . The former hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein, has had one of his convictions for rape overturned. New yorks highest court has ruled he didnt get a fair trial. The case in 2020, was a landmark in the me too movement, which exposed Sexual Misconduct at the highest levels in hollywood. Our correspondent emma vardy has the latest from los angeles. When Harvey Weinstein, one of the most powerful men in hollywood, was accused of rape, it led to an outpouring about a culture of Sexual Assault and misogyny experienced by women around the world. What became known as the Metoo Movement. Many women came forward accusing Harvey Weinstein of forcing them into sex. For years, there was a fear of speaking out, they said, because of his ability to make or break careers. But now, the Rape Conviction against Harvey Weinstein that came out of the Metoo Movement has been overturned in new york. The Court Of Appeals said prosecutors had called witnesses whose accusations were n
How will it fare . Joan donoghue, welcome to hardtalk. Happy to be here. You sat on the International Court ofjustice for pretty much 14 years. The last three years as president of the court. One of your last cases was the case brought by south africa against israel on the basis of genocide in gaza. Were you aware of the scale of International Scrutiny on that particular case . Yes, absolutely. It was very clear. And in particular, or, for example, outside of the peace palace, where the court sits, there were two groups of demonstrators, or interested people, and one of them had a Big Jumbotron Set Up Outside so that the participants there could watch what was going on inside. And we were aware of people Around The World watching the delivery of the order. Do you feel the pressure in that situation . I wouldnt say that i felt pressure but i felt that the delivery of the order itself would be something that would matter, including in the way i delivered it to regular people, notjust to