Israel's Security Fence from a Legal Perspective

The Security Fence

Hearing at the Hague
Ten Key Questions
By Robert Klein

Editor: Gila Ansell Brauner

WEBOGRAPHY

I. Documents

International Court of Justice:
http://www.icj-cij.org

United Nations Documents:
http://www.un.org/documents

United Nations searchable database:
http://www.un.org/search/

Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html

Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949:
http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/0/6756482d86146898c125641e004aa3c5?OpenDocument

Protocol I to Fourth Geneva Convention of 1977:
http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/7c4d08d9b287a42141256739003e636b/
f6c8b9fee14a77fdc125641e0052b079?OpenDocument

Hague Convention of 1907:
http://www.unesco.org/culture/laws/hague/html_eng/fulltext.htm

Map of 1947 UN Partition Plan:
http://www.jafi.org.il/education/100/maps/part.html

Resolution 181 in plain text, with notes:
http://www.mideastweb.org/181.htm

Resolution 242 in plain text, with notes:
http://www.mideastweb.org/242.htm

Oslo Accords of 1993:
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/mideast/isrplo.htm

Interim Agreement of 1995 – Oslo II:
http://www.israel.org/mfa/go.asp?MFAH00qa0

UN Secretary General's Summary to the International Court of Justice
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/0/
0e0abe0d890c7e8a85256dec006600c7?OpenDocument

Israel Ministry of Defense: Map of the Security Fence Project (Updated) http://www.seamzone.mod.gov.il/Pages/ENG/map_eng.htm

I. Related Online Reading:

The Security Fence – Hopes and Fears >Web Perspectives>A. The Fence http://www.jafi.org.il/education/actual/conflict/fence/appendices1.html#1

Attempted mega-attack on Azrieli twin towers
http://www.cjnews.com/pastissues/02/aug15-02/international/kirshner.htm

Attempted mega-attack on Pi Glilot gas depot
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-katz052402.asp

EU criticizes separation fence in brief to Hague court
http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/spages/390925.html

JCPA:
Israel's Anti-Terror Fence:
The World Court Case, Laurence E. Rothenberg and Abraham Bell
http://www.jcpa.org/jl/vp513.htm

ADL:
* THE UN, THE ICJ AND THE FENCE - Using the U.N. System to Delegitimize Israel -- Again, 4th February 2004,
http://www.adl.org/Israel/court_of_justice.asp
* Seven Essential Points on International Law & the Middle East Conflict, May 2004
Succinct and helpful guide to issues with the ICJ and points to make in debate; for activists, students, educators, speakers and lay community.
http://www.adl.org/Israel/seven_points.asp

Israel Insider:
Israel won't participate in Hague court hearings on fence,
Ellis Shuman February 13, 2004
http://web.israelinsider.com/bin/en.jsp?enPage=ArticlePage&
enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Article%5El3305
&enZone=Diplomacy&enVersion=0&

Haaretz:
State to High Court: Government may move existing fence, Yuval Yoaz, 10th February 2004 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?
itemNo=392296&contrassID=1&subContrassID=5&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y

Jerusalem Post:
Poll: Americans support security fence, Melissa Radler, 11th February 2004 http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/
JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1076506709658&p=1008596981749

Stand With Us:
Front page articles about Israel, the Jewish community action and campaigns slated for the ICJ hearing
http://www.standwithus.com/

II. Analysis and Related Events

Western Sahara:
Map with security wall:
http://www.newint.org/issue297/western.htm

History:
http://www.socsci.auc.dk/institut2/nopsa/arbejdsgruppe23/lethnin.pdf

The “Green March”:
http://www.wsahara.net/greenmarch.html

Polisario:
http://www.afrol.com/News2001/wsa009_un_plan_shocks.htm

Sahrawi association suing Polisario in Western Sahara for criminal actions: http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/981203/1998120353.html

Israeli law professor on the Fourth Geneva Convention and Occupation:
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/forum/forumnew120.php

An analysis of Security Council Resolution 242:
http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_1948to1967_un_242.php

Interview of Alan Baker, legal advisor to Israel's Ministry for Foreign Affairs:
http://aipac.org/NERINTERVIEWS012604.htm

More quotes from Alan Baker, legal advisor for Israel:
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=344378

Alan Baker expresses opinion that ICJ hearings unlikely to be cancelled:
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/389190.html

Article on controversy re: Egyptian judge retained by the ICJ:
http://www.truthnews.net/month/2004010181.htm

Explanation of oft-used Security Council resolution lingo, “seized of the matter”:
http://slate.msn.com/id/2079413/#ContinueArticle

 

 

 

 


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