International Law and the Arab-Israeli Conflict

An insider's look at the role international law plays in Arab-Israeli negotiations in the Middle East.

Robbie Sabel (Author)

9781108486842, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 28 April 2022

350 pages
23.5 x 15.7 x 2.9 cm, 0.832 kg

'Sabel's work is without a doubt the best single volume addressing the subject. It is a clear, concise, and even-handed summary of often complex legal issues and disputes of profound contemporary importance and widespread interest. International Law and the Arab-Israeli Conflict should be consulted as a matter of course by practitioners, scholars, and students of international affairs.' Tony J. Tanke, Attorney, Davis, California; Former Lecturer, Santa Clara University School of Law

Drawing upon Robbie Sabel's first-hand involvement with many legal negotiations in the Arab-Israeli conflict, International Law and the Arab-Israeli Conflict examines international law in relation to the conflict by analysing its major events and agreements, both historical and contemporary. Outlining the role of international law from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire until the present day, it considers the legal elements of the various peace treaties that Israel has signed with its neighbouring Arab States. Using his expertise as a professor, practitioner and ambassador, Sabel endeavours to represent both sides of the conflict, offering a wealth of counter-arguments and adding his own legal interpretations. With this valuable resource, students and researchers working within a range of disciplines can fully appreciate the role of international law in the Arab-Israeli conflict.

1. Is international law relevant?
2. The First World War
3. The Zionist movement and the 1917 Balfour declaration
4. Post World War I and the 1922 League of Nations mandate for Palestine, 1920-1947
5. The 1947 partition plan
6. Israel's declaration of independence
7. The 1948 Arab Israeli war
8. 1949 armistice agreements
9. The Arab refugee problem
10. The 1967 six day war
11. UN security council resolution
12. Camp David 1978
13. 1979 Egypt Israel peace treaty
14. Tuba arbitration
15. The legality of Israel exploitation of oil from Sinai
16. The Oslo accords
17. Israel-Jordan
18. Post Oslo developments
19. The status of the 'west bank' (Judea and Samaria) and the Gaza strip
20. Israel settlements in the west bank
21. Controversial elements of military administration
22. Freedom of navigation through international waterways in the region
23. Israel-Syria
24. Jerusalem
25. Controversial laws of war issues
26. Is Palestine a state?
27. Water resources-Israel and neighbours
28. Implications for future negotiations.

Subject Areas: Settlement of international disputes [LBH], International humanitarian law [LBBS], Public international law [LBB], Armed conflict [JPWS], National liberation & independence, post-colonialism [HBTR], Colonialism & imperialism [HBTQ], 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], Middle Eastern history [HBJF1]