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Meloni, Chantal, Tognoni, Gianni (Eds.) Is There a Court for Gaza? A Test Bench for International Justice

Tackles the legal issue whether international justice mechanisms - including the ICC - can play a role in the light of the alleged crimes committed during the military operation on Gaza (December 2008-January 2009) Contributions from leading academics in the field of and international criminal law and experts Includes legal documents which were produced as a follow up to the 'Goldstone Report' (The UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict) Sheds a light on the difficult combination of law and politics that connotes international justice, in particular vis-à-vis the uncertain status of Palestine at the UN level The 'Goldstone Report' of September 2009 started a critical debate at the international level. T.M.C. Asser Press The Report raised serious allegations of grave violations of international law with regard to the Israeli attack on Gaza of 27 December 2008 - 18 January 2009, amounting to possible war 2012, XIX, 594 p. 258 illus., 1st crimes and crimes against humanity. The UN General Assembly and the Human Rights Council, 1 illus. in color. edition amidst high political pressure, endorsed the Report’s recommendations, calling for prompt and proper investigations to ensure accountability and justice for the victims. Given the lack of proper investigations at the national level, international justice mechanisms are now needed. Printed book Indeed, the ICC opened a preliminary examination of the situation but difficulties arose Hardcover because of the uncertain status of the occupied Palestinian territory. The issue of the existence of a is extremely actual and still unsolved at the UN level. With a foreword Printed book by prof. William Schabas, the book collects contributions by renowned international law Hardcover professors as Eric David, John Dugard, Richard Falk and many other distinguished scholars and ISBN 978-90-6704-819-4 lawyers, and brings together for the first time essential documentation on the 'Gaza conflict'. £ 149,99 | CHF 200,50 | 169,99 € | The underlying question, whether there is a court for Gaza, can be seen as a test case for 186,99 € (A) | 181,89 € (D) international justice, and shed a light on the role of international institutions in the difficult Available combination of law and politics that connotes international justice. Discount group Science (SC) Order online at springer.com/booksellers Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH Product category Customer Service Contributed volume Tiergartenstrasse 15-17 Other renditions 69121 Heidelberg Softcover Germany ISBN 978-90-6704-821-7 T: +49 (0)6221 345-4301 [email protected]

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