Statehood of Palestine - International Law in the Middle East Conflict

Informationen zum Autor John Quigley is the President's Club Professor in Law at the Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University. After earning his AB, LL.B. and MA degrees at Harvard University, he was a research associate at Harvard Law School. He has written extensively in international law, in particular on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Klappentext Traces Palestine's statehood to the 1924 League of Nations mandate and provides an account of how Palestine has been recognized until the present day.This book draws on evidence from the 1924 League of Nations mandate to suggest that Palestine was constituted as a state at that time and provides a detailed account of how Palestine has been recognized until the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. A New Type of State: 1. Why Palestine and statehood; 2. A land in flux; 3. A league of nations; 4. A state detached; 5. The Class A mandates; 6. Palestine in operation; 7. A state awaiting independence; Part II. Statehood in Turmoil: 8. A post-mandate state; 9. The state comes apart; 10. Palestine in three pieces; Part III. Palestine in the World Community: 11. An organization for Palestine; 12. A government for Palestine; 13. The world reacts; 14. Palestine in the peace process; 15. Palestine in the new century; Part IV. The Contours of Statehood: 16. Palestine meets Montevideo; 17. Statehood under the gun; 18. Recognition and statehood; 19. When is a state?; 20. Implications of Palestine statehood.

Product details

• Authors: John Quigley
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.09.2010
• EAN: 9780521151658
• ISBN: 978-0-521-15165-8
• No. of pages: 348
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / International, LAW / Public, Palestine, Public international law: territory and statehood, International law of territory & statehood