Israel Yearbook on Human Rights, Volume 40 (2010) /

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

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 relevan...

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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.
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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.

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