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Justice for Some
- Law and the Question of Palestine
- Narrated by: Christine Rendel
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
Justice in the Question of Palestine is often framed as a question of law. Yet none of the Israel-Palestinian conflict's most vexing challenges have been resolved by judicial intervention. Occupation law has failed to stem Israel's settlement enterprise. Laws of war have permitted killing and destruction during Israel's military offensives in the Gaza Strip. The Oslo Accord's two-state solution is now a dead letter.
Justice for Some offers a new approach to understanding the Palestinian struggle for freedom, told through the power and control of international law. Focusing on key junctures—from the Balfour Declaration in 1917 to present-day wars in Gaza—Noura Erakat shows how the strategic deployment of law has shaped current conditions. Over the past century, the law has done more to advance Israel's interests than the Palestinians'. But, Erakat argues, this outcome was never inevitable.
Law is politics, and its meaning and application depend on the political intervention of states and people alike. Within the law, change is possible. International law can serve the cause of freedom when it is mobilized in support of a political movement. Presenting the promise and risk of international law, Justice for Some calls for renewed action and attention to the Question of Palestine.
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- 09-08-24
Justice as weapon and justice as tool for liberation
Extremely well written and forcefully argued, this book discussed the importance of legal work for the cause of Palestine in our time.
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- 14-10-24
A well considered easy to follow argument
This book clearly shows the limits of international law and the way it has been used to maintain the subjugation of the Palestinian people. Despite its catalogue of failures of the international community to stand up for justice it ends with a note of promise.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-09-23
From land to sea, Palestine will be free
An amazing detailed book about the Palestinian struggle for freedom. Totally worth reading for those who sympathise with the Palestinian cause and for those who want to know in detail about the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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- 29-01-24
Excellent book ruined by very poor choice of narrator
I would advise you to buy a paper copy of this book like I did. It is extremely interesting and informative, and well-researched. Unfortunately, I gave up in the audible version before the end of chapter 3 because the narrator is reading it like it's a children's story. I think it is narrated by AI.
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