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
- 11 Did the League of Nations Covenant Violate Rights?
- 12 Were the Wishes of the Palestine Population Considered?
- 13 Did a National Home Violate the League Covenant?
- 14 Was Jewish Statehood Endorsed by the League of Nations?
- 15 Did the Palestine Mandate Carry the Force of Law?
- 16 Was Palestine a State?
- Part V Whose State?
- Part VI Jewish Statehood on the Ground
- Part VII Legitimacy in the New Century
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
16 - Was Palestine a State?
from Part IV - From the Ashes of War
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
- 11 Did the League of Nations Covenant Violate Rights?
- 12 Were the Wishes of the Palestine Population Considered?
- 13 Did a National Home Violate the League Covenant?
- 14 Was Jewish Statehood Endorsed by the League of Nations?
- 15 Did the Palestine Mandate Carry the Force of Law?
- 16 Was Palestine a State?
- Part V Whose State?
- Part VI Jewish Statehood on the Ground
- Part VII Legitimacy in the New Century
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
A reason given for a power in the United Nations to partition Palestine was that Palestine lacked standing as a state. In response, it was said that Palestine was a state; hence, any division of its territory by the United Nations would violate Palestine’s sovereignty. As result of the peace treaty with Turkey, the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923, it was argued in support of this position, Palestine became a state, as did the other Arab territories taken from Turkey. The Treaty of Lausanne provided renunciation of sovereign to Palestine. When Palestine’s status became an issue in a case before the Permanent Court of International Justice, the Court found Palestine to be a state. When Palestine’s status became an issue in regard to tariffs being legislated by Britain, the major powers indicated that Palestine was a state.
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- The Legality of a Jewish StateA Century of Debate over Rights in Palestine, pp. 133 - 138Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021