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Allain, Jean, 1965-

International law in the Middle East : closer to power than justice / Jean Allain, Queen's University, Belfast. - xxii, 353 pages : illustratios, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Beyond positivism : denial of Kurdish self-determination -- Imperial attitude toward the Suez Canal -- Disregard for international law in the evolution towards the formation of the state of Israel -- Lack of enforcement of international law and the abandonment of Palestinian refugees -- Selective enforcement of international law : the Security Council and its varied responses to a decade of aggression (1980-90) -- Punitive in extremis : United Nations' Iraqi sanctions -- Internalizing the requirements of international law : perpetual states of emergency in Egypt and Syria -- A stream apart : peaceful settlements in the Middle East.

ISBN: 0754624366 9780754624363

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United Nations--Middle East.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
International law--Middle East.
Kurds--Legal status, laws, etc.
Self-determination, National.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Middle East--International status.

Subjects--Index Terms:

Index Terms--Genre/Form: --Reading book

Dewey Class. No.: 341.26 / ALL