Justice for some : law and the question of Palestine / Noura Erakat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erakat, Noura, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palestinian Arabs--Legal status, laws, etc--History.

Palestinian Arabs.

Palestine--International status--History.

Palestine.

Israel-Arab War, 1967--Occupied territories.

Israel-Arab War, 1967.

Arab-Israeli conflict--History.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

MAPS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1. COLONIAL ERASURES

Chapter 2. PERMANENT OCCUPATION

Chapter 3. PRAGMATIC REVOLUTIONARIES

Chapter 4. THE OSLO PEACE PROCESS

Chapter 5. FROM OCCUPATION TO WARFARE

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

NOTES

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9781503608832

1503608832

OCLC:

1178770088