Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Law
Recognition Of Palestinian Statehood: A Clarification Of The Interests Of The Concerned Parties, Winston P. Nagan, Aitza M. Haddad
Recognition Of Palestinian Statehood: A Clarification Of The Interests Of The Concerned Parties, Winston P. Nagan, Aitza M. Haddad
UF Law Faculty Publications
This paper reviews the history of the claims to statehood and sovereignty of the Palestinian people, from the period of the League of Nations mandate to the current move to secure UN approval of a Palestinian State. The article examines the claims to statehood in international law and examines the problem in the broader context of claims about human rights and humanitarian violations, the Israeli claims to security and legitimacy and the US claims for its mediation goal to ensure that the problem does not descend into a legal vacuum in which the fundamental interests of all parties in security …