Will "justice" bring peace? : : international law-selected articles and legal opinions / / by Yehuda Z. Blum.

• Author: Blum, Yehuda Zvi, 1931-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill/Nijhoff,, [2016]
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (514 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The first part of this book contains a selection of articles written over five decades. The second part includes a selection of legal opinions written between 1962-1965, when the author was working in the legal department of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. An appendix reproduces a letter on anti-Semitism at the United Nations, sent by the author in his capacity as Israel's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN and addressed to the UN Secretary-General. The author's varied career, as a leading academic and high-ranking diplomat, offers a unique perspective on many aspects of international law, ranging from constitutional problems of the UN Charter to the Arab-Israel conflict. The author has chosen to reproduce all these writings in their original form, while being acutely aware that significant changes have occurred in many fields of international law in the intervening period. This he has done consciously in the belief that preserving his writings unchanged will, not only indirectly, attest to the fundamental shifts in many areas of international law, not all of which meet with his approbation.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 UN Membership of the “New” Yugoslavia: Continuity or Break? -- 2 Was Yugoslavia a Member of the United Nations in the Years 1992–2000? -- 3 Consistently Inconsistent: The International Court of Justice and the Former Yugoslavia (Croatia volume Serbia) -- 4 Russia Takes Over the Soviet Union’s Seat at the United Nations -- 5 Sauter pour mieux reculer: The Security Council’s New Look -- 6 Proposals for UN Security Council Reform -- 7 UN General Assembly Meetings Held outside New York -- 8 The Beirut Raid and the International Double Standard. A Reply to Professor Richard A. Falk -- 9 State Response to Acts of Terrorism -- 10 Economic Boycotts in International Law -- 11 The Missing Reversioner: Reflections on the Status of Judea and Samaria -- 12 The Juridical Status of Jerusalem -- 13 Operation Kadesh: A Legal Perspective -- 14 From Camp David to Oslo -- 15 The Evolution of Israel’s Boundaries -- 16 Israel and the United Nations: A Retrospective Overview -- 17 Privileges and Immunities of United Nations Officials in Israel -- 18 The Ratification of Treaties in Israel -- 19 Israel Marriage Law and Human Rights -- 20 De Facto Recognition and Diplomatic Immunities -- 21 Reflections on the Changing Concept of Self-Determination -- 22 Extradition: A Common Approach to the Control of International Terrorism and Traffic in Narcotic Drugs -- 23 The Gulf of Sidra Incident -- 24 The Role of Equity in International Law -- 25 On the Restitution of Jewish Cultural Property Looted in World War II -- 1 Appointment of Israeli Resident as Foreign Diplomat in Israel (Costa Rica) -- 2 Testimony by Israeli Diplomat in a Local Nigerian Court -- 3 Privileges and Immunities of Local Employee of the Austrian Embassy in Israel (Dr. Hans Kadisch) -- 4 What is a “Diplomatic Aircraft”? -- 5 Haitian National as Technical Employee at U.S. Embassy in Israel -- 6 Appointment of Consular Officer as Chargé des Affaires (Costa Rica) -- 7 Special Diplomatic Relations Without De Jure Recognition (Israel-Iran) -- 8 Relations with Non-Recognized Government (Togo’s Independence Day Reception) -- 9 Payment on Delivery of Diplomatic Bag (Ecuador) -- 10 Upper Volta Demands Income Tax from Israeli Expert -- 11 Do Diplomats Have to Pay Foreign Travel Tax? (Ecuador) -- 12 Israel Consul in Los Angeles as Plaintiff in Civil Proceedings -- 13 Consular Activities outside the Consulate’s Area of Jurisdiction (India) -- 14 How Many Honorary Consuls of Panama in Israel? -- 15 Honorary Consul of Denmark in Israel—Exemption from Foreign Travel Tax -- 16 Tax Exemptions of Honorary Consul-General in Israel (Honduras) -- 17 Request for Customs Exemption for Italian Consular Car in Haifa -- 18 The United Kingdom Consulate-General in Haifa—Request for Exemption from Stamp Duty -- 19 Status of Israel Mission in Cologne on Conclusion of the Israel–Germany Shilumim [Reparations] Agreement -- 20 Ben-Gurion – Adenauer Meeting in New York (Oral Agreement on German Economic Assistance to Israel?) -- 21 Does the Trade Agreement between Israel and the European Economic Community Require Ratification? -- 22 Do the Israeli Signatories of the Israel-EEC Trade Agreement Require Full Powers? -- 23 Raising the Israeli Flag on Mount Sc.