Cambridge University was ordered yesterday for the Supreme Court that will block Pro-Palestine protests this summer in the event of a diploma.
It won an order of four months that kept the demonstrations from certain parts of his campus until the end of July.
The move comes after Pro-Gaza protests caused widespread disruptions for the diploma ceremonies of more than 1,600 students last year.
Last month, a judge rejected a request from Cambridge University for an order of five years that blocks direct action with regard to the conflict at different locations without the university's permission.
But it returned to the Supreme Court on Wednesday and a judge asked for an order of four months to prevent protesters from disrupting several graduation events at two locations planned until July 26, the final diploma ceremony of the academic year.
The European Legal Support Center (ELSC) opposed the bid of the university, whereby his lawyers tell the court that the command is a 'disproportionate violation' about the human rights of the protesters and would create a 'dangerous precedent' for protesting on campuses.
But in a statement yesterday, Mr Justice Sool ordered and stated that there is a 'threatening and real risk of a repetition' of direct action on the campus and a 'strong chance that this will perform differently' if the order is not issued.
Cambridge University was ordered yesterday for the Supreme Court that will block Pro-Palestine protests this summer in the event of a diploma. Shown: a camp outside the Senet House in Cambridge founded by Cambridge for Palestine Group last year
The move comes after Pro-Gaza protests caused widespread disruptions for the diploma ceremonies of more than 1,600 students last year. Displayed: protesters march from the camp outside King's College to Old Schools University Offices
Last month, a judge rejected a request from Cambridge for an order of five years. The European Legal Support Center opposed the move for an order of four months and said it was a 'disproportionate infringement' about the human rights of demonstrators. Shown: King's College Cambridge
He said, “I am convinced that there is a compelling need to grant an order.”
After the verdict, a spokesperson for the university said: 'The University of Cambridge welcomes today's decision to High Court.
'We have taken this action to protect students' right to graduate and to prevent access to buildings that contain sensitive, confidential information.
“This was never about preventing legal protest. The command protects a very small part of the university estate of an occupation that would prevent graduates to continue.
'It also protects the right for our staff to work. Protests are regularly found at the university, including a meeting that was held immediately outside the Great St Mary's Church during the last diploma -while an order for the Senaat House, a few meters away, was appropriate. '
Cambridge for Palestine said it “condemns” the decision, which described it as “a violent step to criminalize and guard our movement.”
Anna Ost, senior legal officer at ElSC, said: 'It is more important than ever to withstand attempts to close protests for Palestinian liberation.
“Instead of urgently acting to revise their investments, the university got stuck and tried to silence their critics with this order.”
