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The Settlements Issue: Distorting the Geneva Convention and the Oslo Accords

The Settlements Issue: Distorting the Geneva Convention and the Oslo Accords

May 4, 2012 | Amb. Alan Baker
The Settlements Issue: Distorting the Geneva Convention and the Oslo Accords

The Settlements Issue: Distorting the Geneva Convention and the Oslo Accords

January 5, 2011 | Amb. Alan Baker
The Fourth Geneva Convention was never intended to refer to situations like Israel's settlements.
Israel’s Anti-Terror Fence: The World Court Case

Israel’s Anti-Terror Fence: The World Court Case

February 15, 2004 | Laurence E. Rothenberg, Abraham (Avi) Bell
The UN General Assembly (GA) resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an advisory opinion is actually a request for an endorsement of an already-stated political opinion of the GA. The ICJ lacks jurisdiction over the case because the GA has dictated the desired result. The court is not authorized to make endorsements of the GA's political opinions dressed in legal garb.
The Geneva Accord: A Strategic Assessment

The Geneva Accord: A Strategic Assessment

December 4, 2003 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror