- Title Pages
- To my parents
- Preface
- List of Maps
- PART I Historical Background
- 1 Before Oslo: A Brief Legal History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
- 2 An Overview of the Oslo Accords
- PART II Are the Oslo Accords Legally Binding?
- 3 Are the Oslo Accords Treaties?
- 4 Other Theories of Obligation
- 5 The Oslo Accords as Binding Agreements Between Subjects of International Law
- PART III Israeli Compliance with the Oslo Accords
- 6 Redeployment from the West Bank
- 7 Settlements
- 8 Passages, Ports, and Economic Issues
- 9 Israeli Human Rights Obligations
- PART IV Palestinian Compliance with the Oslo Accords
- 10 Amendment of the Palestinian National Charter
- 11 The Palestinian Duty to Prevent Terror and Violence
- 12 Limits on Palestinian Self-Government
- 13 Palestinian Human Rights Obligations
- PART V After Oslo
- 14 International Law and the ‘Permanent Status’ Issues
- 15 Conclusion
- Appendix A Arafat-Rabin-Holst Letters [9 September 1993]
- Appendix B Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements [13 September 1993]
- Appendix C Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area [4 May 1994]
- Appendix D Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities [29 August 1994]
- Appendix E Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip [28 September 1995]
- Appendix F Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron [15 January 1997]
- Appendix G Note for the Record [15 January 1997]
- Appendix H The Wye River Memorandum [23 October 1998]
- Appendix I The Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum on Implementation Timeline of Outstanding Commitments of Agreements Signed and the Resumption of Permanent Status Negotiations [4 September 1999]
- Bibliography
- Index
International Law and the ‘Permanent Status’ Issues
International Law and the ‘Permanent Status’ Issues
- Chapter:
- (p.267) 14 International Law and the ‘Permanent Status’ Issues
- Source:
- The Oslo Accords
- Author(s):
GEOFFREY R. WATSON
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The Oslo Accords lists seven ‘permanent status’ issues in the following order: (1) Jerusalem, (2) refugees, (3) settlements, (4) security arrangements, (5) borders, (6) relations and cooperation with other neighbours, and (7) other issues of common interest. This chapter considers these issues. International law offers general guidance on how the parties might resolve most of the final-status issues. The main part of the task ahead it political, not legal. The law will not dictate any particular outcome. But it can draw baselines for parties, set limits, and help advance negotiations by providing a common language for discussion.
Keywords: international law, Oslo Accords, permanent status, Israel, Palestine
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- Title Pages
- To my parents
- Preface
- List of Maps
- PART I Historical Background
- 1 Before Oslo: A Brief Legal History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
- 2 An Overview of the Oslo Accords
- PART II Are the Oslo Accords Legally Binding?
- 3 Are the Oslo Accords Treaties?
- 4 Other Theories of Obligation
- 5 The Oslo Accords as Binding Agreements Between Subjects of International Law
- PART III Israeli Compliance with the Oslo Accords
- 6 Redeployment from the West Bank
- 7 Settlements
- 8 Passages, Ports, and Economic Issues
- 9 Israeli Human Rights Obligations
- PART IV Palestinian Compliance with the Oslo Accords
- 10 Amendment of the Palestinian National Charter
- 11 The Palestinian Duty to Prevent Terror and Violence
- 12 Limits on Palestinian Self-Government
- 13 Palestinian Human Rights Obligations
- PART V After Oslo
- 14 International Law and the ‘Permanent Status’ Issues
- 15 Conclusion
- Appendix A Arafat-Rabin-Holst Letters [9 September 1993]
- Appendix B Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements [13 September 1993]
- Appendix C Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area [4 May 1994]
- Appendix D Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities [29 August 1994]
- Appendix E Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip [28 September 1995]
- Appendix F Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron [15 January 1997]
- Appendix G Note for the Record [15 January 1997]
- Appendix H The Wye River Memorandum [23 October 1998]
- Appendix I The Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum on Implementation Timeline of Outstanding Commitments of Agreements Signed and the Resumption of Permanent Status Negotiations [4 September 1999]
- Bibliography
- Index
