LEADER 02600nam 2200589 450 001 9910786217603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8179-1436-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000345599 035 $a(EBL)1370697 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000875252 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12420661 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000875252 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10889457 035 $a(PQKB)10400470 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1370697 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1370697 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10822133 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL848263 035 $a(OCoLC)876507727 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000345599 100 $a20120330d2012 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIsrael and the struggle over the international laws of war /$fPeter Berkowitz 210 1$aStanford, California :$cHoover Institution Press,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (113 p.) 225 1 $aHoover Institution Press publication ;$vnumber 618 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8179-1438-2 311 $a0-8179-1434-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAn opportunity to reorient -- The Goldstone report -- The Gaza flotilla -- Conserving the international laws of war. 330 $aThe author argues that Israel stands on the frontlines of a new struggle over the international laws of war and exposes abuses of law that have been promulgated by international human rights lawyers, UN bodies, and intellectuals to illegitimately circumscribe the right of liberal democracies to defend themselves against transnational terrorists. The Goldstone Report, which was published by the United Nations in September 2009, and the Gaza flotilla controversy, which erupted at the end of May 2010, are examples of those abuses. This book criticizes the flawed assumptions and defective claims a 410 0$aHoover Institution Press publication ;$v618. 606 $aArab-Israeli conflict$xLaw and legislation 606 $aWar$xProtection of civilians$zPalestine 607 $aIsrael$xInternational status 615 0$aArab-Israeli conflict$xLaw and legislation. 615 0$aWar$xProtection of civilians 676 $a341.6095694 700 $aBerkowitz$b Peter$f1959-$0540794 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786217603321 996 $aIsrael and the struggle over the international laws of war$93780719 997 $aUNINA