Book contents
- The Legality of a Jewish State
- The Legality of a Jewish State
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- United Nations Entities
- Abbreviations
- Frontispiece
- Part I Battalions or Barristers
- Part II A Pair of Godfathers
- Part III A Flight from Justice
- Part IV From the Ashes of War
- Part V Whose State?
- 17 Did the Palestine Mandate Survive the League of Nations?
- 18 Did the United Nations Inherit a Power to Partition Palestine?
- 19 Did the United Nations Have a Power to Partition Palestine?
- 20 Was the Future Government Resolution Binding?
- 21 Was Partition of Palestine Fair?
- Part VI Jewish Statehood on the Ground
- Part VII Legitimacy in the New Century
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
18 - Did the United Nations Inherit a Power to Partition Palestine?
from Part V - Whose State?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 December 2021
- The Legality of a Jewish State
- The Legality of a Jewish State
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- United Nations Entities
- Abbreviations
- Frontispiece
- Part I Battalions or Barristers
- Part II A Pair of Godfathers
- Part III A Flight from Justice
- Part IV From the Ashes of War
- Part V Whose State?
- 17 Did the Palestine Mandate Survive the League of Nations?
- 18 Did the United Nations Inherit a Power to Partition Palestine?
- 19 Did the United Nations Have a Power to Partition Palestine?
- 20 Was the Future Government Resolution Binding?
- 21 Was Partition of Palestine Fair?
- Part VI Jewish Statehood on the Ground
- Part VII Legitimacy in the New Century
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
A power on the part of the General Assembly of the United Nations to decide on a partition of Palestine was argued to have been inherited by the United Nations from the League of Nations. The League of Nations, it was argued in response, had no territorial rights in Palestine, hence nothing to leave to the United Nations. At its final meeting, the Assembly of the League of Nations discussed the various mandate territories. It did not anticipate that it was passing on any powers over them to the United Nations. A Preparatory Committee for the United Nations indicated that no powers in regard to political issues were being inherited from the League of Nations.
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- The Legality of a Jewish StateA Century of Debate over Rights in Palestine, pp. 145 - 152Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021