CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; PART I -- SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF PALESTINE IN THE UNITED NATIONS; INTRODUCTION TO PART I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; PART II -- SPECIFIC IMPLICATIONS OF PALESTINE'S UN MEMBERSHIP; INTRODUCTION TO PART II; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; PART III -- THE STATE OF PALESTINE: PAST AND FUTURE; INTRODUCTION TO PART III; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN; INDEX
Summary
This book aims to bridge the scientific gap that exists with regard to Palestine's membership of the UN as a State. As international law cannot operate outside the context of the global political atmosphere, the book focuses on the international legal dimension as well as the political/practical aspects of UN statehood recognition. With chapters written by leading international scholars, this collection is directed to those concerned with the strengthening of international law and the UN. C ..