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  title info:
    title: Is There a Court for Gaza?
    sub title: A Test Bench for International Justice
  name:
    name part: Meloni, Chantal.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: Tognoni, Gianni.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: ne
    date issued: 2012
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XIX, 594 p. 258 illus., 1 illus. in color. online resource.
  abstract: “This volume asks: ‘Is There a Court for Gaza?’ The answer is a resounding yes. Indeed, there are at least two courts capable of addressing the armed conflict in Gaza that took place in December 2008 and January 2009: the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. But neither of them has jurisdiction prima facie. The challenge, then, is to resolve the difficulties in establishing jurisdiction. Once this is done, the merits, which have only partially been addressed in the Goldstone Report, can be litigated. Even then, there are limits to the subject-matter jurisdiction that are likely to confine the judicial debate.” From the foreword by prof. William Schabas, Professor of International Law, Middlesex University, London With contributions of: Robert W. Ash; Frank Barat; Jennifer Barnette; Eric David; Gabriele Della Morte; Gilles Devers; John Dugard; Richard Falk; Mireille Fanon Mendes-France; Vera Gowlland-Debbas; Michael G. Kearney; Flavia Lattanzi; Daniel Machover; Chantal Meloni; Daragh Murray; Giuseppe Palmisano; Alain Pellet; John Quigley; François Rigaux; Yaël Ronen; Yuval Shany; Raji Sourani; Gianni Tognini; Sharon Weill; Liesbeth Zegveld The Israeli attack on Gaza of 27 December 2008 – 18 January 2009 (so-called ‘Operation Cast Lead’). started a critical debate at the international level on the alleged war crimes and possible crimes against humanity committed during and before the operation. In September 2009, the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict presented its results in what became known as the ‘Goldstone Report’. The UN General Assembly and the Human Rights Council, amidst high political pressure, endorsed the Report’s recommendations, calling for prompt and adequate investigations by both sides to ensure accountability and justice for the victims of the conflict. In case of lack of proper domestic investigations and prosecutions, it was recommended to activate international justice mechanisms. The Prosecutor of the Int…
  table of contents: Introduction -- Selected materials from the International Conference ´Is There a Court for Gaza?´ 22 May 2009, Lelio Basso International Foundation, Rome -- The Goldstone Report and the Goldstone Retreat: Truths told by law and reviled by geopolitics -- The follow-up to the Goldstone Report and its legal impact in Israel and beyond -- Initial reactions to the Goldstone Report and reflections on Israeli accountability -- Investigating the investigations: A comment on the UN Committee of Experts Monitoring of the ‘Goldstone Process’ -- The Importance of Fact-Finding Missions under International Humanitarian Law -- Why Statehood now: A reflection on the ICC´s Impact on Palestine´s Engagement with International Law -- The Effects of Palestine’s Recognition of the International Criminal Court’s Jurisdiction -- The Palestine Declaration to the International Criminal Court: The Statehood Issue -- Is Palestine a “State”? A Response to Professor John Quigley’s Article -- Palestine Statehood: a Rejoinder to Professor Robert Weston Ash -- ICC Jurisdiction over Acts Committed in the Gaza Strip: Article 12(3) of the ICC Statute and Non-state Entities -- In Defence of Functional Interpretation of Article 12(3); a Response to Yaël Ronen -- Note on the Legal Effects of Palestine’s Declaration under Article 12(3) of the ICC Statute -- The Russell Tribunal on Palestine -- International (In)Justice and Palestine.
  note: edited by Chantal Meloni, Gianni Tognoni.
  subject:
    topic: Law
  subject:
    topic: Law
    topic: Philosophy
  subject:
    topic: International law
  subject:
    topic: Mediation
  subject:
    topic: Dispute resolution (Law)
  subject:
    topic: Conflict management
  subject:
    topic: Law
  subject:
    topic: Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration
  subject:
    topic: Sources and Subjects of International Law, International Organizations
  subject:
    topic: Fundamentals of Law
  classification: K5459
  classification: 347.09
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      title: Springer eBooks
  identifier: 9789067048200
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-820-0
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