Conflicts in a conflict : a conflict of laws case study on Israel and the Palestinian territories / Michael Karayanni.
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Title
Conflicts in a conflict : a conflict of laws case study on Israel and the Palestinian territories / Michael Karayanni.
Published
Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Call Number
KMK482 .K37 2014
Former Call Number
Is 998 K14 2014
ISBN
9780199873715 (hardback : alk. paper)
0199873712 (hardback : alk. paper)
0199873712 (hardback : alk. paper)
Description
xxiv, 273 pages ; 27 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)862066472
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-263) and index.
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Table of Contents
Foreword
xi
Introduction
xv
ch. 1
Jurisdictional Designs
1
A.
The 1967 Six-Day War and Its Aftermath
2
B.
East Jerusalem
3
C.
The Golan Heights
9
D.
The Sinai Peninsula
12
E.
The Palestinian Territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
14
1.
The West Bank, 1948--1967
14
2.
The Gaza Strip, 1948--1967
15
3.
The Status of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip under International Law
16
4.
Establishing Military Government
22
5.
The Camp David Accords and the Establishment of the Civil Administration
31
F.
The Israeli Settlement Project
33
G.
Legally Accommodating the Settlements
37
H.
The Oslo Peace Accords and the Establishment of the Palestinian Authority
40
I.
Post-Oslo Developments
46
1.
The Israeli Separation Wall/Fence
46
2.
Israel's Unilateral Disengagement from the Gaza Strip and the Internal Palestinian Split
50
3.
Palestinian Statehood
53
ch. 2
Personal Jurisdiction
57
A.
On the Jurisdiction of Courts to Adjudicate Civil Disputes---General Remarks
58
B.
The International Jurisdiction of Israeli Courts in Actions in Personam
60
1.
The English Common Law Heritage
60
2.
The Israeli Personal Jurisdiction Doctrine---A Faithful Disciple
65
C.
Designing International Jurisdiction of Israeli Courts towards the PT
66
1.
Stage One: Personal Jurisdiction Doctrine as a Means of Control over the PT
68
a.
The Sandoka Case
68
b.
The Missing Link: Venue
72
c.
Evaluation of the First Stage
76
2.
Stage Two: The Forum Non Conveniens Doctrine Dominating the Jurisdictional Inquiry
80
a.
General Remarks
80
b.
Forum non Conveniens and the Traditional Constraints Against Declining Jurisdiction
84
c.
Paving the Way Back to the PT: Jabour and Abu Attiya
86
d.
One Additional Leap in Liberalizing Discretion under the Forum non Conveniens Doctrine: Abu Jahla
89
e.
Evaluation of the Second Stage
92
3.
Stage Three: Personal Jurisdiction according to the Oslo Peace Accords and beyond
96
a.
The Interim Agreement on Personal Jurisdiction
96
b.
Service of Process in the PT in the Wake of the Interim Agreement
97
c.
Two Approaches to the Governing Rules of Personal Jurisdiction
100
d.
The Discretion to Stay PT-Related Civil Actions
104
e.
Evaluation of the Third Stage
105
D.
The Evolution of Personal Jurisdiction Doctrine in Context
107
ch. 3
Jurisdictional Restrictions in Actions Pertaining to Land, Personal Status, and the Palestinian Authority
113
A.
International Jurisdiction over Subject Matter
114
B.
Jurisdiction over PT Land
114
1.
The Common Law Rule Restricting Jurisdiction over Foreign Land
114
2.
The Israeli Rule Restricting Jurisdiction over Foreign and PT Land
117
3.
Jurisdiction over PT Land in the Post-Oslo Period
125
C.
Jurisdiction over Matters of Personal Status
127
1.
East Jerusalem Religious Courts and the Institutional Policy of Control
131
2.
From Control to Accommodation
134
3.
The Policy of Accommodation---A Real Change of Heart?
137
D.
Sovereign Immunity for the Palestinian Authority
145
1.
Foreign Sovereign Immunity
146
2.
Foreign Sovereign Immunity under Israeli Law
149
3.
The PA's Entitlement to Sovereign Immunity before Israeli Courts
150
4.
A Bold Step in Favor of PA Sovereign Immunity, and Its Rebuttal
154
5.
A New Israeli Law on Foreign Sovereign Immunity
155
6.
In the Final Analysis---Politics Override the Judiciary
156
7.
The Functional Approach to the PA's Sovereign Immunity
159
E.
Summary
162
ch. 4
Choice of Law
163
Introduction
163
A.
Choosing the Law through Legislative Designs
164
1.
Importing Israeli Law: PT Military Orders
165
2.
Exporting Israeli Law: Extraterritorial Application of Israeli Legislation
166
3.
Settlements as "Israeli Enclaves"
168
B.
Choice of Law in Torts
170
1.
Introduction
170
2.
The English Rule
171
a.
Applying the English Rule in an All-Israeli Dispute
172
b.
Applying the English Rule in an All-Palestinian Dispute
175
c.
Mixed Israeli-Palestinian Tort Litigation
179
3.
The Adoption of the Most Significant Contacts Approach
183
4.
The New Lex Loci Delicti Rule
190
5.
Choice of Law Rules in Tort---Conclusions
192
C.
Choice of Law in Contracts
193
1.
Palestinians Working for Israelis
194
2.
Choice of Law in All-Palestinian Employment Relations
197
D.
On Equal Treatment and the Choice of Law Process
198
E.
The Principle of Fairness in the Choice of Law Process
201
ch. 5
Judgments and Access to Justice
209
Introduction
209
A.
PT Judgments in Israel
210
1.
Introducing the General Framework
210
2.
FJEL: An Exclusive Mechanism of Enforcement?
214
3.
The Enforcement of PT Judgments in Israel
216
a.
Enforcement of PT Judgments in the Pre-Oslo Accords Period
216
b.
Enforcement in the Post-Oslo Accords Period
218
4.
On the Recognition of PT Judgments
223
B.
Israeli Access to Justice Principles and Palestinian Plaintiffs
227
1.
Access to Justice under International Law
228
2.
Access to Justice under Israeli Jurisprudence
229
3.
Restricting Access to Justice Rights of Palestinian Plaintiffs
230
a.
Restricting Access to Justice Rights through Jurisdictional Doctrines
230
b.
Conditioning Litigation upon the Deposit of Security Bonds
231
c.
Restricting Access to Justice by Limiting State Responsibility for Damages Resulting from IDF Operations
237
4.
Conceptualizing the Access to Justice Doctrine
239
Bibliography
243
Index
265