Hamas Rule in Gaza: Human Rights under Constraint [electronic resource] /
Mukhimer, T.author.
Palgrave Connect (Online service)
Developing a normative framework for evaluating non-state actors in the absence of formally binding obligations, this study is the first detailed human rights analysis of Hamas conduct and governance in the Gaza Strip.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; Some remarks on the methodology; 1 Non-State Actors and International Human Rights Law: An Overview; Non-state actors under international humanitarian law; A normative foundation: international humanitarian law versus international human rights law; Rethinking the global system of human rights: toward an inclusive, non-statist model; 2 The Rise of Hamas as a Non-State Actor Resembling a Government: Background and Operational Setting; Hamas's resemblance of a government
Toward the Gaza Strip's closure: self-defense or collective punishmentOn the Gaza Strip's legal status and Israel's self-defense; Gaza's closure: an enduring collective punishment; 3 Hamas and Human Rights; The Hamas authority: between de facto international human rights obligations and domestic obligations; The Hamas authority: the failure to uphold the right to life, and the policy of torture; The Hamas authority vis-à-vis political opponents: the uncompromising authority; Torture: another instrument for neutralizing opponents; The Hamas authority and civil society: human rights in crisis
The Hamas authority and the right to freedom of expression: between multilateral and unilateral versions of the storyThe Hamas authority and the right to peaceful assembly: the control of society; The Hamas authority and the right to freedom of association: tightened control; Hamas and the climate of accountability; Investigations are not undertaken; Investigations are undertaken and made public, but are not serious and thorough; Unserious investigations in response to international pressure; Unserious investigations in response to local pressure
Hamas ombudsman: the office of the comptroller generalInformal mechanisms of investigation; Conclusion: Hamas Rule, Human Rights, and State-Like Institutions; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Developing a normative framework for evaluating non-state actors in the absence of formally binding obligations, this study is the first detailed human rights analysis of Hamas conduct and governance in the Gaza Strip.
Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah.
Human rights.
Middle East—Politics and government.
International relations.
Social justice.
Political science.
Conflict of laws.
Human Rights.
Middle Eastern Politics.
International Relations.
Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.
Political Science.
Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law .