Law and the Arab–Israeli Conflict

Name: Law and the Arab–Israeli Conflict
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Law and the ArabIsraeli ConflictThe Trials of Palestine\nAuthor(s): Steven E. Zipperstein\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367435080, 978-0367435080\nSynopsis\nDuring the British Mandate for Palestine [tel], Arabs and Jews repeatedly used the law to gain leverage and influence international opinion, especially in three dramatic and largely forgotten trials involving two issues: the interplay between conflicting British promises to the Arabs and Jews during World War I, and the parties rights and claims to the Wailing Wall. \n\nFocusing on how all three parties Arab, Jewish, and British used the law and the legal process to advance their objectives during the Mandate years, this volume reveals how the parties availed themselves with varying degrees of success of the law and the legal process. The book examines various legal arguments they proffered, and how that early tendency to resort to the law as a tool, .