Disputed Territories and International Criminal Law - Israeli Settlements and the International Criminal Court

List of contents

Introduction;
1. Law Applicable to the West Bank;
2. Crime of Transfer of Population;
3. Crime of Appropriation of Property;
4. Individual Criminal Responsibility;
Conclusion;

About the author

Simon McKenzie is a research fellow in the Law and the Future of War research group at the TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland. He holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne in international criminal law. He has also worked as a policy officer for the Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety, a researcher at the International Criminal Court and the Supreme Court of Victoria, and as a lawyer.

Summary

It is estimated that there are over 600,000 Israeli settlers living in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and they are supported, protected and maintained by the Israeli state. This book discusses whether international criminal law could apply to those individuals responsible for allowing for and promoting this growth.

Product details

• Authors: Simon McKenzie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367147822
• ISBN: 978-0-367-14782-2
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / Criminal Law / General, Criminal law & procedure, LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Jurisprudence, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, LAW / Comparative, International Law, Middle East, Politics & government, International Criminal Law, Politics and government, comparative law, Jurisprudence & general issues, Public international law: criminal law, Criminal justice law, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Jurisprudence and general issues, Criminal law: procedure and offences