Lawfare, Legitimacy and Resistance: The Weak and the Law
XVI Palestine Yearbook of International Law (2010) 79-130
52 Pages Posted: 28 Sep 2012
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Lawfare, Legitimacy and Resistance: The Weak and the Law
Date Written: October 1, 2010
Abstract
This paper provides an overview of how Palestinian-led international law and human rights advocacy has drawn a reaction framed within a strategy of 'lawfare.' It seeks to highlight how the failure of the international community to uphold respect for Palestinian rights has prompted a campaign by which violence against civilians and civilian infrastructure can be legitimised through a reversal of the humanitarian elements of international law.
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Goldstone, UN, lawfare, universal jurisdiction, NGO, human rights, proportionality, criminal, humanitarian, international law
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