Jews, Sovereignty, and International Law - Ideology and Ambivalence in Early Israeli Legal Diplomacy

Jews, Sovereignty, and International Law explores Israel's engagement with international law during the early years of statehood. Drawing upon three case studies, Giladi illuminates the shift from Jewish advocacy to Israeli diplomacy.

List of contents

• Part I: The Sovereign Turn


• Prologue: 'With an Eye to the Past', But No Longer 'An Object of International Law'


• Introduction: A Radical Transformation?


• 1: Terms of Engagement


• Part II: Voice


• 2: Lauterpacht in Jerusalem


• 3: 'The Extreme Non-Zionist, Apolitical Concept of Jewish Public Life'


• Part III: Protection


• 4: From a 'Marginal Problem' to the 'Supreme International Jurisdiction'


• 5: 'A False and Perverse Doctrine'


• Part IV: Refuge


• 6: Sovereign Sensibilities and Jewish Refugees


• 7: 'A Better Remedy'


• Part V: Creed


• Epilogue: Revolutionaries, Torchbearers, and Imperfect Subjects

About the author

Rotem Giladi studied law in the United Kingdom (University of Essex), Israel (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), and the United States, where he obtained a Science Juris Doctor degree at the University of Michigan Law School. He taught international law courses at the University of Helsinki, where he is a docent in international law, the University of Edinburgh Law School, Leipzig University Law Faculty, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Law Faculty.

Summary

Jews, Sovereignty, and International Law explores Israel's engagement with international law during the early years of statehood. Drawing upon three case studies, Giladi illuminates the shift from Jewish advocacy to Israeli diplomacy.

Additional text

Jews, Sovereignty, and International Law. Ideology and Ambivalence in Early Israeli Legal Diplomacy is profound and innovative from several perspectives.

Product details

• Authors: Rotem Giladi, Rotem (Adjunct Professor Giladi
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.2021
• EAN: 9780198857396
• ISBN: 978-0-19-885739-6
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: The History and Theory of International Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Legal History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, LAW / International, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Public international law: diplomatic law, Diplomatic law, Public international law: territory and statehood, International law of territory & statehood