Self-Determination, Statehood, and the Law of Negotiation: The Case of Palestine - Hardcover

Robert P Barnidge, Jr

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1849468125 ISBN 13: 9781849468121

Publisher: Hart Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

From the Madrid Invitation in 1991 to the introduction of the Oslo process in 1993 to the present, a negotiated settlement has remained the dominant leitmotiv of peacemaking between Israel and the Palestinian people. That the parties have chosen negotiations means that either side's failure to comply with its obligation to negotiate can result in an internationally wrongful act and, in response, countermeasures and other responses. This monograph seeks to advance our understanding of the international law of negotiation and use this as a framework for assessing the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, with the Palestinian people's unsuccessful attempt to join the United Nations as a Member State in autumn 2011 and the successful attempt to join the same institution as a non-Member Observer State in November 2012 providing a case study for this. The legal consequences of these applications are not merely of historical interest; they inform the present rights and obligations of Israel and the Palestinian people. This work fills a significant gap in the existing international law scholarship on the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, which neither engages with this means of dispute settlement generally nor does so specifically within the context of the Palestinian people's engagements with international institutions. 'Based on primary research, this book explores materials that were not analyzed before. It treats a highly political issue with scientific objectivity that strikes a balance between various points of view. The book will be an essential reading to all those involved in peace studies, international negotiations and Israeli-Palestinian conflict'. Mutaz M Qafisheh, Associate Professor of International Law, Hebron University. 'A compelling and innovative account of the legal aspects of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: a must read.' Efraim Karsh, King's College London and Bar-Ilan University, author of Palestine Betrayed. 'A superbly imagined and executed study on Palestine

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Based on primary research, this book explores materials that were not analyzed before. It treats a highly political issue with scientific objectivity that strikes a balance between various points of view. The book will be an essential reading to all those involved in peace studies, international negotiations and Israeli-Palestinian conflict. --Mutaz M. Qafisheh, Associate Professor of International Law, Hebron University

(...) It is clear that among the important reference books, classroom textbooks and journalistic resources, Barnidge's book will be near the top of the list. --Robert Cohn, St. Louis Jewish Light

About the Author:

Robert P Barnidge, Jr, is Lecturer and Coordinator of International Relations in the Department of History, Politics, and International Relations at Webster University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1849468125
• ISBN 13: 9781849468121
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264