Israel Yearbook on Human Rights, Volume 40 (2010) / / edited by Yoram Dinstein, Fania Domb.

• Superior document: Israel Yearbook on Human Rights ; 40
• TeilnehmendeR: Domb, Fania,; Dinstein, Yoram,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : Brill | Nijhoff,, 2010.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Israel Yearbook on Human Rights ; 40.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

The Israel Yearbook on Human Rights- an annual published under the auspices of the Faculty of Law of Tel Aviv University since 1971- is devoted to publishing studies by distinguished scholars in Israel and other countries on human rights in peace and war, with particular emphasis on problems relevant to the State of Israel and the Jewish people.

Table of Contents

Intro -- ISRAEL YEARBOOK ON HUMAN RIGHTS -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ARTICLES -- I. INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP: "THE WAR IN IRAQ: A LEGAL ANALYSIS -- A. JUS AD BELL UMISSUES -- Legal Bases for Military Operations in Iraq -- Was the 2003 Invasion of Iraq Legal? -- B. JUS IN BELLO ISSUES -- The International Humanitarian Law Classification of Armed Conflicts in Iraq Since 2003 -- Detention Operations in Iraq: A View from the Ground -- C. LAW AND LAWFARE -- Iraq and the Fog of Law -- Come the Revolution: A Legal Perspective on Air Operations in Iraq -- D. STABILITY OPERATIONS -- Building Rule of Law Capacity in Iraq -- The Role of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Stability Operations in Iraq -- Concluding Remarks: The Influence of the Conflict in Iraq on International Law -- II. EXTRA-TERRITORIAL ACTIVITIES -- Repressing Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea - Towards a New International Legal Regime -- The Clausewitz Nebulae: The Legitimacy of Military Activities in Outer Space During Armed Conflicts -- III. MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES -- Islam and International Humanitarian Law: A Question of Compatibility? -- The Human Rights Council (Goldstone) Report and International Law -- JUDICIAL DECISIONS -- The Privatisation of Prisons Case of the Israel Supreme Court -- SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT -- LEGAL MEMORANDUM ANSWERING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL'S REPORT ON THE GOLDSTONE FACTFINDING MISSION ON THE GAZA CONFLICT -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- INTERESTS OF CONCERNED PARTY. -- SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT -- ARGUMENT -- I. THE GOLDSTONE REPORT FAILS TO ADHERE TO PRINCIPLES IN THE UNITED NATIONS AND LUND-LONDON GUIDELINES AND, THUS, IS INHERENTLY UNRELIABLE. -- A. The Mission Employs a Biased Methodology in Conducting Its Investigation and Issuing Its Report and Exceeded Its Mandate.

B. The Mission Employs Biased Individuals to Conduct the Investigation and Compile the Report. -- C. The Report Fails to Provide Sufficient Background Information to Enable Readers to Place Events in Context. -- II. THE REPORT IS FILLED WITH EXAMPLES OF FLAWED FACTUAL DATA AND UNSUPPORTED LEGAL CONCLUSIONS -- A. The Mission Relies on Flawed Data, Ignores Easily Adducible Exculpatory Evidence, and Misconstrues Facts When Reaching Conclusions in its Report. -- B. The Report's Reliance on Unreliable and Uncorroborated Data, Detailed Above, Begets a Host of Erroneous Legal Conclusions in its Report. -- III. ISRAEL CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL INTERNAL WRONGDOING AND ILLEGALITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MOST STRINGENT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS. -- CONCLUSION.