The Abc of the Opt - A Legal Lexicon of Israeli Control Over Occupied Palestinian

A lexicon of the legal, administrative, and military terms and concepts central to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories.

List of contents

Introduction; A. Assigned residence; B. Border/barrier; C. Combatants; D. Deportations; E. Export of knowledge; F. Future-oriented measures; G. Geneva law; H. House demolition; I. Investigations; J. Jewish settlements; K. Kinship; L. Lawfare; M. Military courts N. Nomos; O. Outside/inside; P. Proportionality; Q. Quality of life; R. Regularization, law of; S. Security prisoners; T. Temporary/indefinite; U. Usufruct, rules of; V. Violence; W. War crimes; X. X rays; Y. Youth; Z. Zone.

About the author

Orna Ben-Naftali holds the Emile Zola Chair for Human Rights in the Haim Striks School of Law, Israel.Michael Sfard is an Israeli human rights lawyer and the legal adviser to several Israeli human rights organizations and peace groups.Hedi Viterbo is Lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Essex.

Summary

The legal issues surrounding Israel's half-century rule over the Palestinian Territories are analyzed and critiqued in this original lexicon. Through a detailed examination of the terms and concepts involved, the book sheds light on the role of international and Israeli law in shaping, legitimizing, and responding to Israeli occupation.

Product details

• Authors: Orna Ben-Naftali, Orna Sfard Ben-Naftali, Ben-Naftali Orna, Michael Sfard, Hedi Viterbo, Hedi (School of Oriental and African Studies Viterbo, Hedi (University of Essex) Viterbo
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781107156524
• ISBN: 978-1-107-15652-4
• No. of pages: 580
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law; Law, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Geopolitics, LAW / International, LAW / Public, International Relations, International Law, Politics & government, Public International Law, Diplomacy, Politics and government, International institutions, International Organisations & Institutions, Public international law: territory and statehood, International law of territory & statehood