Applying international criminal law to Israel's treatment of the Palestinian pople / Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency adn Refugee Rights.

October 2011.

Includes bibliographical references.

Over the past decades there has been an increasing amount of attention directed towards international criminal law (ICL) and how to ensure that perpetrators of international crimes will be held accountable and that victims will obtain justice. The purpose of this paper is to apply ICL to Israel{u2019}s policies towards the Palestinian people. Rather than attempting to make a specific case against specific perpetrators, the aim of this paper is to set out the relevant legal framework for the application of international criminal law to some of Israel{u2019}s policies towards the Palestinian people. This paper will thereby supplement other papers published by BADIL in the field of criminal justice, legal accountability and remedies as well as work by lawyers and other organizations with a view to combating the ongoing impunity of Israel and its officials. This BADIL working paper will constitute the first of a new BADIL series looking into the subject of International Criminal Law. BADIL working papers research durable solutions for Palestinian refugees and IDPs as well as strategies of ending impunity for human rights abuses as part of a just and permanent solution to the Palestinian/Arab-Israeli conflict.