Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine
written by Noura Erakat, 1980- (Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 2019), 349 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- Justice in the Question of Palestine is often framed as a question of law. Yet none of the Israel-Palestinian conflict's most vexing challenges have been resolved by judicial intervention. Occupation law has failed to stem Israel's settlement enterprise. Laws of war have permitted killing and destruction during Israel's military offensives in the Gaza Strip. The Oslo Accord's two-state solution is now dead letter.Justice for Some offers a new approach to understanding the Palestinian struggle for freedom, told through the power and control of international law. Focusing on key junctures—from the Balfour Declaration in 1917 to present-day wars in Gaza—Noura Erakat shows how the strategic deployment of law has shaped current conditions. Over the past century, the law has done more to advance Israel's interests than the Palestinians'. But, Erakat argues, this outcome was never inevitable.Law is politics, and its meaning and application depend on the political intervention of states and people alike. Within the law, change is possible. International law can serve the cause of freedom when it is mobilized in support of a political movement. Presenting the promise and risk of international law, Justice for Some calls for renewed action and attention to the Question of Palestine.
- Field of Interest
- Global Issues
- Author
- Noura Erakat, 1980-
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2019 Stanford University Press
- Content Type
- Book
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Warning: Contains explicit content
- No
- Format
- Text
- Page Count
- 349
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Place Published / Released
- Palo Alto, CA
- Subject
- Global Issues, World History, Social Sciences, History, Wartime Conditions and Military Tactics, Violence and Repression, War and Violence, Customary International Law, General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, War, Military occupation, International laws, Arab-Israeli War, 1948, Six Day War, June 5-10, 1967, Condições do Tempo de Guerra e Táticas Militares, Condiciones en Tiempos de Guerra y Tácticas Militares, Guerra y Violencia, Guerra e Violência, Direito Internacional Consuetudin‡rio, Derecho Internacional Consuetudinario, Israel-Palestina, Gaza Strip, Israel-Palestine, Conflicts and Resolution, Political Movements, Border Disputes, Origins, International Response, Arabs, Israelis, Palestinians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Condições do Tempo de Guerra e Táticas Militares, Condiciones en Tiempos de Guerra y Tácticas Militares, Guerra y Violencia, Guerra e Violência, Direito Internacional Consuetudin‡rio, Derecho Internacional Consuetudinario, Israel-Palestina
