Al-Haq : a global history of the first Palestinian human rights organization / Lynn Welchman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Welchman, Lynn, author.

Series:

New directions in Palestinian studies ; Volume 2.

New directions in Palestinian studies ; Volume 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law in the Service of Man (Organization : Rām Allāh)--History.

Law in the Service of Man (Organization : Rām Allāh).

Human rights--Gaza Strip.

Human rights.

Human rights--Palestine.

Human rights--West Bank--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Al-Haq

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Established in Ramallah in 1979, al-Haq was the first Palestinian human rights organization and one of the first such organizations in the Arab world. This inside history explores how al-Haq initiated methodologies in law and practice that were ahead of their time and to which can be traced the origins of many strands of human rights work in Palestine and elsewhere today. It looks at the founders of this internationally recognized organization, its staffers, its work, and its legacy. Al-Haq's history answers important questions, such as: Why would one set up a human rights organization under military occupation? How would one go about promoting the rule of law in a Palestinian society deleteriously served by the law and with every reason to distrust those charged with implementing its protections? How would one go about educating overseas allies and activating international law in defense of Palestinian rights? This revelatory story speaks to the practice of local human rights organizations and their impact on international groups"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Writing al-Haq

Scholarship : al-Haq and human rights

Framing the work

Al-Haq contributions

The occupied territories, Israel and the PLO

West Bank legal profession

Camp David

Human rights organisations

International law

Human rights in the region

Raja Shehadeh

Jonathan Kuttab

Charles Shammas

LSM Steering Committee

Who are we? 1983

The politics of LSM

Participation, voluntarism and Wednesday evening meetings

The role of a human rights organisation under occupation

Members and staffers

Into the intifada

Twenty years of occupation-: a time to reflect

Interventions

Allies

The ICRC

The Enforcement Project

Fieldwork methodology

The risks of fieldwork

Intifada expansion

From affidavit to publication and campaign

Affidavits and the Palestinian audience

Fieldwork and the database

Publishing on prisons

Structural work

Legal advice and know your rights

Invoking the law.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

OCLC:

1258397575