Jews, Sovereignty, and International Law: Ideology and Ambivalence in Early Israeli Legal Diplomacy

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Rotem Giladi (Adjunct Professor, Adjunct Professor, Hebrew University Law Faculty)

Jews, Sovereignty, and International Law

Ideology and Ambivalence in Early Israeli Legal Diplomacy

Rotem Giladi (Adjunct Professor, Adjunct Professor, Hebrew University Law Faculty)

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Oxford University Press
21 July 2021

20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Diplomatic law; International law of territory & statehood; International human rights law

Series: The History and Theory of International Law

By departing from accounts of a universalist component in Israel's early foreign policy, Rotem Giladi challenges prevalent assumptions on the cosmopolitan outlook of Jewish international law scholars and practitioners, offers new vantage points on modern Jewish history, and critiques orthodox interpretations of the Jewish aspect of Israel's foreign policy.

Drawing on archival sources, the book reveals the patent ambivalence of two jurist-diplomats-Jacob Robinson and Shabtai Rosenne-towards three international law reform projects: the right of petition in the draft Human Rights Covenant, the 1948 Genocide Convention, and the 1951 Refugee Convention. In all cases, Rosenne and Robinson approached international law with disinterest, aversion, and hostility while, nonetheless, investing much time and toil in these post-war reforms. The book demonstrates that, rather than the Middle East conflict, Rosenne and Robinson's ambivalence towards international law was driven by ideological sensibilities predating Israel's establishment. In so doing, Jews, Sovereignty, and International Law disaggregates and reframes the perspectives offered by the growing scholarship on Jewish international lawyers, providing new insights concerning the origins of human rights, the remaking of postwar international law, and the early years of the UN.

By: Rotem Giladi (Adjunct Professor Adjunct Professor Hebrew University Law Faculty)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780198857396
ISBN 10: 019885739X
Series: The History and Theory of International Law
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 21 July 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I: The Sovereign Turn Prologue: 'With an Eye to the Past', But No Longer 'An Object of International Law' Introduction: A Radical Transformation? 1: Terms of Engagement Part II: Voice 2: Lauterpacht in Jerusalem 3: 'The Extreme Non-Zionist, Apolitical Concept of Jewish Public Life' Part III: Protection 4: From a 'Marginal Problem' to the 'Supreme International Jurisdiction' 5: 'A False and Perverse Doctrine' Part IV: Refuge 6: Sovereign Sensibilities and Jewish Refugees 7: 'A Better Remedy' Part V: Creed Epilogue: Revolutionaries, Torchbearers, and Imperfect Subjects

Rotem Giladi studied law in the United Kingdom (University of Essex), Israel (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), and the United States, where he obtained a Science Juris Doctor degree at the University of Michigan Law School. He taught international law courses at the University of Helsinki, where he is a docent in international law, the University of Edinburgh Law School, Leipzig University Law Faculty, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Law Faculty.

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Jews, Sovereignty, and International Law. Ideology and Ambivalence in Early Israeli Legal Diplomacy is profound and innovative from several perspectives. * Rechtsgeschichte - Legal History *