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Title

The international law of occupation / Eyal Benvenisti.

Author

Benvenisti, Eyal

Publication

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1993.

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Description

vi, 241 pages; 25 cm

Summary

• Codified in the 1899 and 1907 Hague Peace Conferences and later modified by the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention, the traditional international law of occupation has been challenged by emerging emphases on human rights and self-determination and by the numerous occupations of the last two decades - among them Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, Turkish occupation of Northern Cyprus, Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia, U.S. operations in Grenada and Panama, and occupations during the Persian Gulf crisis. To address these issues, Eyal Benvenisti formulates a contemporary theory of the law of occupation and establishes guidelines for the lawful management of occupation.
• Benvenisti delineates the international responsibilities and obligations of governments that gain control over foreign territories through the use of force and examines the conduct of various occupying powers of the twentieth century, beginning with the German occupation of Belgium during World War I. He analyzes the actions of these occupants by contrasting them with the reactions of ousted governments, of peoples under occupation, of other states, and of supranational organizations. Additionally, he evaluates the legality of various measures taken by occupants, with the result that the nature of occupation can now for the first time be systematically assessed.

Subjects

• Military occupation
• Geschichte 1914-1990
• Occupation militaire > Droit
• Military occupation > Law and legislation
• Oorlogsrecht
• Bezettingen
• Völkerrecht
• Besetzung

Note

• Based on the author's thesis (J.S.D.)--Yale Law School, 1990.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Overview: The Phenomenon of Occupation -- 2. The Framework of the Law of Occupation. Article 43 of the Hague Regulations: A Profile of the Occupant's Role. The Concept of Occupation According to Article 43: Past and Present -- 3. Occupations during and after World War I: Early Challenges to the Traditional Law of Occupation. The German Occupation of Belgium, 1914-1918. The Armistice Occupation of the Rhineland -- 4. The Second Phase: The Law of Occupation in the Wake of World War II. Occupations by the Axis Powers. Occupations by the Soviet Union, 1939-1940. The Relevance of the Axis and Soviet Occupations to the Law of Occupation: The Status of Unlawful Occupations. Allied Occupations during World War II. The Law of Occupation in the Wake of World War II: The Termination of the Normative Force of the Hague Regulations. The Fourth Geneva Convention and the Status of the Law of Occupation in 1949 -- 5. The Israeli Occupation of the Golan Heights, the West Bank, Gaza, and Sinai.

ISBN

• 0691056668
• 9780691056661
• 0691121303
• 9780691121307

LCCN

92015185

OCLC

• ocm25713422
• 25713422
• SCSB-1969610

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library