David Kretzmer is Bruce W. Wayne Professor of International Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Visiting Professor of Law at Bar Ilan University. He is Vice-Chairperson of the United Nations Human Rights Committee and is the author of several books, including The Legal Status of the Arabs in Israel.

"This book offers a very vivid picture of how a court in a system that attaches great importance to law grapples with serious security issues. It is also an excellent case study of the administration of a long-term belligerent occupation and a remarkably textured examination of the operation of a foreign legal system." — Michael Reisman, Yale Law School"This is the definitive work on the issue of the Supreme Court of Israel and the Occupied Territories. Kretzmer does a splendid job explaining the Court's constraints and evolving jurisprudence in this area." — Pnina Lahav, Boston University School of Law

• Preface Introduction PART I 1. JURISDICTION, JUSTICIABILITY, AND SUBSTANTIVE NORMS 2. APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 3. INTERPRETING GENEVA CONVENTION IV 4. THE BENEVOLENT OCCUPANT PART II 5. CIVILIAN SETTLEMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 6. RESIDENCY AND FAMILY UNIFICATION PART III 7. SECURITY POWERS: BASIC ISSUES 8. LIBERTY AND SECURITY OF THE PERSON 9. HOUSE DEMOLITIONS 10. DEPORTATIONS Conclusions Notes Select Bibliography Index

David Kretzmer is Bruce W. Wayne Professor of International Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Visiting Professor of Law at Bar Ilan University. He is Vice-Chairperson of the United Nations Human Rights Committee and is the author of several books, including The Legal Status of the Arabs in Israel.

"This book offers a very vivid picture of how a court in a system that attaches great importance to law grapples with serious security issues. It is also an excellent case study of the administration of a long-term belligerent occupation and a remarkably textured examination of the operation of a foreign legal system." — Michael Reisman, Yale Law School"This is the definitive work on the issue of the Supreme Court of Israel and the Occupied Territories. Kretzmer does a splendid job explaining the Court's constraints and evolving jurisprudence in this area." — Pnina Lahav, Boston University School of Law

• Preface Introduction PART I 1. JURISDICTION, JUSTICIABILITY, AND SUBSTANTIVE NORMS 2. APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 3. INTERPRETING GENEVA CONVENTION IV 4. THE BENEVOLENT OCCUPANT PART II 5. CIVILIAN SETTLEMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 6. RESIDENCY AND FAMILY UNIFICATION PART III 7. SECURITY POWERS: BASIC ISSUES 8. LIBERTY AND SECURITY OF THE PERSON 9. HOUSE DEMOLITIONS 10. DEPORTATIONS Conclusions Notes Select Bibliography Index

David Kretzmer is Bruce W. Wayne Professor of International Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Visiting Professor of Law at Bar Ilan University. He is Vice-Chairperson of the United Nations Human Rights Committee and is the author of several books, including The Legal Status of the Arabs in Israel.

"This book offers a very vivid picture of how a court in a system that attaches great importance to law grapples with serious security issues. It is also an excellent case study of the administration of a long-term belligerent occupation and a remarkably textured examination of the operation of a foreign legal system." — Michael Reisman, Yale Law School"This is the definitive work on the issue of the Supreme Court of Israel and the Occupied Territories. Kretzmer does a splendid job explaining the Court's constraints and evolving jurisprudence in this area." — Pnina Lahav, Boston University School of Law

• Preface Introduction PART I 1. JURISDICTION, JUSTICIABILITY, AND SUBSTANTIVE NORMS 2. APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 3. INTERPRETING GENEVA CONVENTION IV 4. THE BENEVOLENT OCCUPANT PART II 5. CIVILIAN SETTLEMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 6. RESIDENCY AND FAMILY UNIFICATION PART III 7. SECURITY POWERS: BASIC ISSUES 8. LIBERTY AND SECURITY OF THE PERSON 9. HOUSE DEMOLITIONS 10. DEPORTATIONS Conclusions Notes Select Bibliography Index