| Courting Conflict: The Israeli Military Court System in the West Bank and Gaza Contributor(s): Hajjar, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520241940 ISBN-13: 9780520241947 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: "Hajjar's book on the Israeli military court system brings together rich ethnographic and historical knowledge with cutting-edge theoretical sophistication."--Austin Sarat, coeditor of "Cultural Analysis, Cultural Studies, and the Law " "This book will be the most authoritative source on the subject for years to come."--James Ron, author of "Frontiers and Ghettos" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Military - Law | International |
| Dewey: 343.569 |
| LCCN: 2004005278 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.12" W x 8.98" (1.03 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Israel's military court system, a centerpiece of Israel's apparatus of control in the West Bank and Gaza since 1967, has prosecuted hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. This authoritative book provides a rare look at an institution that lies both figuratively and literally at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Lisa Hajjar has conducted in-depth interviews with dozens of Israelis and Palestinians--including judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers, defendants, and translators--about their experiences and practices to explain how this system functions, and how its functioning has affected the conflict. Her lucid, richly detailed, and theoretically sophisticated study highlights the array of problems and debates that characterize Israel's military courts as it asks how the law is deployed to protect and further the interests of the Israeli state and how it has been used to articulate and defend the rights of Palestinians living under occupation. |