Is international law relevant? -- The First World War -- The Zionist Movement and the 1917 Balfour Declaration -- Post World War I and the 1922 League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, 1920-1947 -- The 1947 Partition Plan -- Israel's Declaration of Independence -- The 1948 Arab-Israeli War -- 1949 Armistice Agreements -- The Arab refugee problem -- The 1967 Six Day War -- UN Security Council Resolution 242 -- Camp David 1978 -- 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty -- Taba Arbitration -- The legality of Israel exploitation of oil from Sinai -- The Oslo accords -- Israel-Jordan -- Post Oslo developments -- The status of the "West Bank" (Judea and Samaria) and the Gaza Strip -- Israel settlements in the West Bank -- Controversial elements of military administration -- Freedom of navigation through international waterways in the region -- Israel-Syria -- Jerusalem -- Controversial laws of war issues -- Is Palestine a state -- Water resources-Israel and neighbours -- Implications for future negotiations.
Summary:
"It is, I believe, legitimate to ask whether there is a substantial role for international law in international relations in general and in the Arab-Israel conflict in particular. The Arab-Israel conflict is a conflict rooted in historical, national, geographic, ethnic and religious elements, and the actors rarely consult international law books before taking action. In the opening chapter of the book, I attempt to answer this question by stating that, although international law is not a dominant factor, nevertheless, it has played a major and, at times, a crucial part in the development of the narratives of the parties and in attempts to solve the disputes. Another problem is that some politicians feel that law is an inhibiting factor."-- Provided by publisher.
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