Israel’s human rights obligations in the Palestinian territory after oslo

Other Title(s)

التزامات إسرائيل بموجب القانون الدولي في المناطق الفلسطينية بعد أوسلو

Dissertant

Abu Haniyah, Halimah

Thesis advisor

Khalil, Asim

Comitee Members

Juqman, Jurj
Asi, Juni

University

Birzeit University

Faculty

Faculty of Law and Public Administration

University Country

Palestine (West Bank)

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2009

English Abstract

Little has been written about Israel's obligations in the Palestinian Territory after the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993 that highlighted an argument on whether Israel is still an occupying power or not.

This argument was highlighted again in a more expanded form following the Israeli military escalation and incursions in the Palestinian towns in 2002 and after the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005. Although the Oslo Accords created a new situation, including the establishment of the Palestinian Authority that bore certain responsibilities in the Territory, the new situation brought no changes with regard to the status of the Palestinian territory as occupied territory under International Law.

The arguments suggest that if Israel is deemed an occupying state in the Palestinian Territory after the signing of the Oslo agreement, it should abide by International Law and so it is responsible for the implementation of International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. In order to achieve its goals, the study follows an analytical critical approach for the theoretical framework governing occupation and its application on the Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian Territory.

It is significant to note here that the research is based mainly and for most on the international conventions that compose the International Humanitarian Law and the International Human Rights Law. The scope of the study is limited geographically to the Palestinian Territory, occupied in 1967, including the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, in addition to that any events before 1967 have no place in this study, except where it is needed to clarify applicability of International Law on the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Main Subjects

Law

Topics

• Human rights
• Israel
• June War (1967)

No. of Pages

167

Table of Contents

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Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-316164