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Author Erakat, Noura, author.

Title Justice for some : law and the question of Palestine / Noura Erakat.

Publication Info. Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2019]

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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  956.04 ERA    DUE 04-15-24
Description xiii, 331 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Colonial erasures -- Permanent occupation -- Pragmatic revolutionaries -- The Oslo peace process -- From occupation to warfare.
Summary "Justice in the question of Palestine is often framed as a question of law. Yet none of the Israel-Palestinian conflict's most vexing challenges have been resolved by judicial intervention. Occupation law has failed to stem Israel's settlement enterprise. Laws of war have permitted killing and destruction during Israel's military offensives in the Gaza Strip. The Oslo Accord's two-state solution is now dead letter. Justice for Some offers a new approach to understanding the Palestinian struggle for freedom, told through the power and control of international law. Focusing on key junctures--from the Balfour Declaration in 1917 to present-day wars in Gaza--Noura Erakat shows how the strategic deployment of law has shaped current conditions. Over the past century, the law has done more to advance Israel's interests than the Palestinians'. But, Erakat argues, this outcome was never inevitable. Law is politics, and its meaning and application depend on the political intervention of states and people alike. Within the law, change is possible. International law can serve the cause of freedom when it is mobilized in support of a political movement. Presenting the promise and risk of international law, Justice for Some calls for renewed action and attention to the Question of Palestine"--Provided by publisher.
Subject Palestine -- International status -- History.
Palestinian Arabs -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History.
Israel-Arab War, 1967 -- Occupied territories.
Arab-Israeli conflict -- History.
Israel-Arab War (1967) (OCoLC)fst00980283
Arab-Israeli conflict. (OCoLC)fst00812220
International law. (OCoLC)fst00976984
Military occupation. (OCoLC)fst01021341
Palestinian Arabs -- Legal status, laws, etc. (OCoLC)fst01051615
Middle East -- Palestine. (OCoLC)fst01207534
Chronological Term 1967
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Title Law and the question of Palestine
Other Form: Online version: Erakat, Noura. Justice for some Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2019] 9781503608832 (DLC) 2018055966 (OCoLC)1076434985
ISBN 9780804798259 (hardcover) (alkaline paper)
0804798257 (hardcover) (alkaline paper)
9781503608832 (electronic)
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