Law and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Trials of Palestine

ISBN-13: 9780367435080 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 396 str.

Steven Zipperstein

Opis

During the British Mandate for Palestine, Arabs and Jews repeatedly used the law to gain leverage and influence international opinion, especially in trials involving two issues: the interplay between conflicting British promises to the Arabs and Jews during World War I, and the parties’ rights and claims to the Wailing Wall.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. McMahon-Hussein, Balfour, and the Legality of the Jewish National Home  2. The Wailing Wall – Conflicting Legal Claims  3. The Shaw Commission  4. The Lofgren Commission  5. The Peel Commission  6. The Early Legal Battles and Their Relevance Today  Conclusion