The ABC of the Opt

A Legal Lexicon of the Israeli Control Over the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-316-60993-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 582 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 859 g

Israel's half-a-century long rule over the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and some of its surrounding legal issues, have been the subject of extensive academic literature. Yet, to date, there has been no comprehensive, theoretically-informed, and empirically-based academic study of the role of various legal mechanisms, norms, and concepts in shaping, legitimizing, and responding to the Israeli control regime. This book seeks to fill this gap, while shedding new light on the subject. Through the format of an A-Z legal lexicon, it critically reflects on, challenges, and redefines the language, knowledge, and practices surrounding the Israeli control regime. Taken together, the entries illuminate the relation between global and local forces - legal, political, and cultural - in Israel and Palestine. The study of the terms involved provides insights that are relevant to other situations elsewhere in the world, particularly with regard to belligerent occupation, the law's role in relation to state violence, and justice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ben-Naftali, Orna

Sfard, Michael

Viterbo, Hedi

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; A. Assigned residence; B. Border/barrier; C. Combatants; D. Deportations; E. Export of knowledge; F. Future-oriented measures; G. Geneva law; H. House demolition; I. Investigations; J. Jewish settlements; K. Kinship; L. Lawfare; M. Military courts N. Nomos; O. Outside/inside; P. Proportionality; Q. Quality of life; R. Regularization, law of; S. Security prisoners; T. Temporary/indefinite; U. Usufruct, rules of; V. Violence; W. War crimes; X. X rays; Y. Youth; Z. Zone.

Über Autor(innen)

Viterbo, Hedi
Hedi Viterbo is Lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Essex.

Ben-Naftali, Orna
Orna Ben-Naftali holds the Emile Zola Chair for Human Rights in the Haim Striks School of Law, Israel.

Sfard, Michael
Michael Sfard is an Israeli human rights lawyer and the legal adviser to several Israeli human rights organizations and peace groups.