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Abstract
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.
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.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Oxford |
Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Number of pages | 368 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780198857396 |
Publication status | Published - 15 Jul 2021 |
Publication series
Name | The History and Theory of International Law |
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Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Profiles
Activities
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Jews, Sovereignty, and International Law
Rotem Giladi (Speaker)
14 Feb 2022Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Invited talk for an academic audience
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Jews, Sovereignty, and International Law - Book Talk
Rotem Giladi (Keynote/plenary speaker)
28 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an academic event › Participation in academic workshop, seminar, course
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Book Launch: Jews, Sovereignty, and International Law
Rotem Giladi (Speaker), Thilo Marauhn (Speaker), Annette Weinke (Speaker) & Reut Paz (Speaker)
22 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Invited talk for an academic audience