Corporate complicity in Israel's occupation [[electronic resource] ] : evidence from the London session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine / / edited by Asa Winstanley and Frank Barat ; foreword by Alice Walker

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813990703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Pluto Press, 2011
• ISBN: 1-84964-699-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xix, 217 p. : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): WinstanleyAsa; BaratFrank
• Disciplina: 341.6
• Soggetti: War (International law); War crimes; War crimes - Israel; War crimes - Palestine; Arab-Israeli conflict; West Bank International status; Gaza Strip International status
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. The Legal Framework Relevant to Corporate Conduct -- International Law and the Complicity of Business in Human Rights Abuses -Hocine Ouazraf -- Redress for Palestinian Victims of Human Rights Abuses in the Courts of England and Wales -Richard Hermer QC -- Principles and Mechanisms to Hold Business Accountable in US Courts -Yasmine Gado -- The French Courts -William Bourdon -- 2. Corporate Activities in and Around Israeli Settlements -- The Settlement Industry and Corporate Involvement in the Occupation -Dalit Baum -- Business Practices in Relation to Settlements and the Settlement Industry -Hugh Lanning -- The Reality of Israeli Settlements in Palestine -Fayez al-Taneeb -- The Situation in the Jordan Valley -Wael Natheef -- Veolia Environnement SA -Adri Nieuwhof -- The Actions of Cement Roadstone Holdings (CRH) in Israel/Palestine -John Dorman -- 3. Trade and Labelling of Israeli ; Settlement Goods -- Production and Trade of Settlement Produce: Unlawful Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Occupied Palestinian Territories -Salma Karmi-Ayyoub -- Agrexco Agricultural Export Ltd -Christophe Perrin -- Ahava Dead Sea Products in Israel/Palestine -Nancy Kricorian and Rae Abileah -- Trade and Labelling of Settlement Goods -Phon Van Den Biesen -- Sodastream -Genevieve Coudrais -- 4. The Financial Services Sector -- The Israeli Financial Sector and the Occupation -Merav Amir -- The Financing of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Territories by the Belgian-French Financial Group Dexia -Mario Franssen -- PFZW - The Case of a Pension Fund Complicit in International Law Violations -Saskia Müller -- War-Profiteering and SWIFT Sanctions: a Civil Society Imperative -Terry Crawford-Browne -- 5. The Security Industry and the War Industry.; The Israeli Arms Trade and the Apparatus of Repression -John Hilary -- Caterpillar's Involvement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories -Maria LaHood -- US Government Complicity in the Supply of Caterpillar Bulldozers to Israel -Josh Ruebner -- G4S and the Occupation -Merav Amir and Dalit Baum -- General Information About the Company -- The Cases of EDO/ITT and Raytheon -Paul Troop -- The Campaign Against EDO/ITT -Chris Osmond -- Eruropean Union R&amp -- D Subsidises for Israeli Security Actors -Ben Hayes -- 6. Witness Recall -- 7. The Jury's Findings -- Afterword -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Notes -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Damning exposé of corporate complicity in Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian land.