The United Nations and the question of Palestine : rule by law and the structure of international legal subalternity
This book will be of interest to international lawyers, UN officials, policymakers, and scholars. It urges a critical examination of the UN's handling of the question of Palestine and how the organization can discharge its functions more effectively, in line with international law and justice.
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Langue: | English |
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Cambridge New York Port Melbourne New Delhi Singapore : Cambridge University Press,
2024
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| Sujets: | Palestinian Arabs Rule of law Palestinian Arabs-Legal status, laws, etc United Nations-Palestine Palestine-International status |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (312 pages) |
| Résumé: | This book will be of interest to international lawyers, UN officials, policymakers, and scholars. It urges a critical examination of the UN's handling of the question of Palestine and how the organization can discharge its functions more effectively, in line with international law and justice. Permanent Court of International Justice -- International Court of Justice -- International Military Tribunal -- Court of Justice of the European Union -- Arbitral Awards -- Domestic -- Germany -- Israel -- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -- Table of Treaties and International Instruments -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 1 Subalternity in the International System -- 2 The Counter-Hegemonic Potential of International Law and Institutions -- 3 International Legal Subalternity as a Long-Range Condition -- 4 TWAIL and the Question of Palestine -- 5 A Word on the Nature of the UN -- 6 Overview -- 2 The Interwar Period -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Institutionalization of the International Rule by Law -- 3 The Origins of Palestine's International Legal Subalternity -- 3.1 Zionism, Colonialism, and the Civilizing Mission as a Legal Technology in Palestine -- 3.2 1915-1916 Hussein-McMahon Correspondence -- 3.3 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement -- 3.4 1917 Balfour Declaration -- 3.5 1920 Covenant of the League of Nations -- 3.6 1922-1947 Mandate for Palestine -- 4 Conclusion -- 3 1947: The UN Plan of Partition for Palestine -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The UN as the Guardian of International Law -- 3 Resolution 181(II) and the International Rule by Law -- 3.1 The UN Charter, Self-Determination, and the Role of the UN in the Mandate for Palestine -- 3.2 Resolution 181(II): Its Terms -- 3.3 Resolution 181(II): Assessment under International Law -- 3.4 Resolution 181(II) as an Embodiment of the International Rule by Law -- 4 UNSCOP and the General Assembly Debates -- 4.1 Bias in UNSCOP's Composition and Terms of Reference. "This book will be of interest to international lawyers, UN officials, policymakers, and scholars. It urges a critical examination of the UN's handling of the question of Palestine and how the organization can discharge its functions more effectively, in line with international law and justice"-- |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (312 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781009084680 1009084682 9781316513897 1316513890 |