Law, Politics and Violence in Israel/Palestine
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Nov 17, 2016
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9783319341521
Description: "This book investigates the Israeli engagement with international law in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) between 1967 and 2009. Grounded in a field-based study of the military international law department, it examines the dynamic position and impact that international law has had in the OPT. By analysing the Israeli 2008/9 offensive in Gaza as an example of contemporary warfare, the author argues that law and military agenda have become intertwined in ‘lawfare’, a condition sanctioning new forms of law and violence. The military legal system is central to the Israeli management of the OPT, yet despite the great interest in the legal aspects of the Israeli occupation, scholarly accounts of this institution are scarce. This discussion also has wider international relevance, particularly in the backdrop of the contemporary prominence of international law in Western militaries’ operations."--
Notes: Source title: Law, Politics and Violence in Israel/Palestine (International Political Theory)