Palestine National Council: Political Communique and Declaration of Independence

1988 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 1660-1671 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Security Council ◽  
Security Council Resolution ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The Political ◽  
National Council ◽  
Official Document ◽  
Declaration Of Independence ◽  
Agenda Item ◽  
General Assembly Resolution

The Palestine National Council met in Algiers, November 12-15, 1988, in its 19th Extraordinary Session, referred to as the session of the intifadah or uprising. The two documents reproduced below were adopted at that session, and have subsequently been circulated as an official document of the U.N. General Assembly, under agenda item 37, the Question of Palestine.A number of U.N. Resolutions are referred to in the Political Communique, and some have appeared in International Legal Materials. Security Council Resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) appear at 17 I.L.M. 1469 (1978), annexed to the Framework for Peace in the Middle East, concluded at Camp David. General Assembly Resolution 40/61 of 1985 appears at 25 I.L.M. 239 (1986). General Assembly Resolution 43/21 of 1988 appears in this issue at 27 I.L.M. (1988). Security Council Resolution 605 (1987) is reproduced in the Secretary-General's report in this issue at 27 I.L.M. (1988).

Jordan: statement concerning disengagement from the west bank and Palestinian self-determination

1988 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 1637-1645
Keyword(s):  
West Bank ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
National Council ◽  
The West ◽  
Declaration Of Independence ◽  
Agenda Item ◽  
Occupied Territories ◽  
Sunday Evening

On Sunday evening, July 31, 1988, King Hussein delivered the following address to his countrymen, in explanation of various measures to disengage from the West Bank, including the cancel¬lation of a $1.3 billion development program for the Israeli-occupied territories. In light of the Palestinian uprising, intifadah, that began in the occupied territories in December 1987 [ see I .L.M. page 1672], and the actions taken by the recent Arab summit meetings [see I.L.M. page 1646], the statement aligns Jordan with an evolving Arab consensus on Palestinian self-determination.On November 15, 1988, the Palestinian National Council adopted a political communique and declaration of independence for a Palestinian state [see I.L.M. page 1660]. These documents are before the U.N. General Assembly under agenda item 37, the Question of Palestine.

Forty Years without Resolve: Tracing the Influence of Security Council Resolution 242 on the Middle East Peace Process

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar M. Dajani
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Security Council ◽  
Peace Process ◽  
Historical Record ◽  
Security Council Resolution ◽  
The Political ◽  
Negotiated Settlement ◽  
Arab Israeli Conflict

This essay offers an assessment of the extent to which UNSC Resolution 242's procedural and substantive recommendations have facilitated a negotiated settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The historical record of each of the mechanisms of the Middle East peace process demonstrates that the mediation mechanism established in 242 was too feeble for the task assigned to it. The resolution's ambiguities and omissions further diminished its value as a tool of dispute resolution, creating confusion about what acceptance of 242 signified, encouraging hard bargaining by the parties, and denying leaders the political cover for necessary compromise.

Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in un Peace Operations

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 143-170
Author(s):  
Bruce ‘Ossie’ Oswald
Keyword(s):  
Security Council ◽  
Zero Tolerance ◽  
Sexual Exploitation ◽  
Security Council Resolution ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Peace Operations ◽  
The Third ◽  
Zero Tolerance Policy ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
General Assembly Resolution

Since 2003, the un has sought to develop responses to combat sexual exploitation and abuse by un personnel serving on peace operations. Almost 15 years later, the un is still facing challenges in dealing effectively with allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by peacekeepers. With the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2272 (2016) on 11 March 2016; the un Secretary-General’s reports of 16 February and 23 June 2016; and General Assembly Resolution A/res/70/286 in 2016; the un appears to have stepped up its efforts to combat sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers. The first part of this paper seeks to outline the development of the un’s strategy to deal with sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers. The second part identifies the key issues that underlie the un’s strategy. The third part reflects on three components of that strategy: the zero tolerance policy for sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers, the accountability of un peacekeepers where allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse have been substantiated, and reparations for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by un peacekeepers.

General Assembly

1948 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 478-487
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Security Council ◽  
Security Council Resolution ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Special Session ◽  
Agenda Item ◽  
The Future ◽  
The United Nations

In accordance with a Security Council resolution of April 1, 1948, which called for the convening of a special session of the General Assembly “to consider further the question of the future government of Palestine,” the second special session of the General Assembly was held at Lake Success from April 16 to May 15, 1948. Following the election of Dr. José Arce (Argentina) as president, the Assembly referred the question of Palestine to its political and security committee. A second agenda item proposed by China and Siam, the admission of Burma to membership in the United Nations, was considered directly by the Assembly and Burmese admission was voted unanimously on April 19.

General Assembly Resolutions on the Problem of Voting in the Security Council and on Pacific Settlement of Disputes

1949 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 705-715
Author(s):  
Yuen-li Liang
Keyword(s):  
International Cooperation ◽  
Security Council ◽  
Present Note ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Field ◽  
Rules Of Procedure ◽  
Settlement Of Disputes

In continuation of the note on “Some Aspects of the Work of the Interim Committee of the General Assembly,” the present note will deal with the five resolutions adopted by the General Assembly during the second part of its third session, held between April 5 and May 19, 1949, on the problem of voting in the Security Council and on the study of methods for the promotion of international coöperation in the political field. These resolutions, which were adopted upon the recommendation of the Interim Committee, concern (1) the problem of voting in the Security Council; (2) restoration to the General Act of September 26, 1928, of its original efficacy; (3) appointment of a rapporteur or conciliator for a situation or dispute brought to the attention of the Security Council; (4) amendments to the rules of procedure of the General Assembly; and (5) creation of a panel for inquiry and conciliation.

Outline of legal aspects of the conflict in the Middle East

1991 ◽  
Vol 31 (280) ◽  
pp. 28-30
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Security Council ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Security Council Resolution ◽  
Military Action ◽  
Geneva Conventions ◽  
Middle East Conflict

The Middle East conflict is beyond any doubt an international armed conflict as defined in Article 2 common to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949.The fact that military action has been authorized by security council resolution 678 does not affect this definition or the application of the laws of armed conflict.

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