Michael Lynk
Biographic Data
| ID | 2072220 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Lynk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Lynk |
| SIGNATURE | LYNK M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Not Logic, but Experience
Teaching Canadian human rights law demands more than simply instructing law students on caselaw precedents, jurisprudential principles, and legislative developments, as important as learning about this legal framework is. It also requires the imparting of a human rights imagination to students. This involves a focus on the social environment that ultimately generates and shapes anti-discrimination laws, such as disparate living and working condit…
The challenge for Europe
No modern conflict has contributed so much to the development of international law as the Israeli–Palestinian conflict yet, paradoxically, no conflict has so undercut the efficacy of law by its political marginalization of a rights-based framework throughout the Oslo peace process. International law has a potentially redemptive role to play in securing a just and lasting peace in Israel/Palestine, but its absence in the formative agreements of th…
Beyond Occupation
Beyond Occupation: Apartheid, Colonialism and International Law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories." Journal of Palestine Studies, 42(3), pp. 110–111 Additional informationNotes on contributorsMichael LynkMichael Lynk is an associate professor of law at the Faculty of Law at The University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario, Canada, where he teaches labor law and constitutional law. He is the co-editor, with Susan Akram, Mick Dumper, and…
Selective Legal History
International Law and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Introduction Susan Akram, Michael Dumper, Michael Lynk and Iain Scobbie Part I: Core Issues: Refugees and Jerusalem 1. The Palestinian Refugees: Protection and Assistance Scott Custer 2. The Palestinian Refugees: Durable Solutions Susan Akram 3. The Palestinian Refugees: Restitution and Compensation Terry Rempel and Paul Prettitore 4. Jerusalem Michael Dumper Part II: Security 5. The ICJ Advisory Opinion: Decolonization and the Law Stephanie Khou…
C onceived in L aw
UN Security Council Resolution 242 endorsed the ""inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war"" and called for ""withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied"" in the June 1967 war. Since then, a debate has raged over whether these provisions call for a complete Israeli withdrawal, a minor revision of borders, or license for Israel to retain sovereignty over some of the conquered lands. This article argues that the reso…
The Wall and the Law
Israel's construction of a 670 kilometre wall and barrier through the West Bank and East Jerusalem has generated international political controversy, and two significant judicial rulings. In July 2004, the International Court of Justice issued its Advisory Opinion to the United Nations General Assembly, stating that the Separation Wall violated international human rights and humanitarian law, and proposing that Israel immediately dismantle it, wi…
D own by L aw
In June 2004, the High Court of Israel (HCI) ruled on the ""Beit Sourik"" case in which Palestinian villagers challenged the legality of Israel's separation wall, which had been routed through their villages causing great hardship. This article examines the HCI decision---which upheld the legality of the wall under international law but mandated changes in its route---and the argumentation used. In the process, the article shows how the HCI, desp…
The Right to Restitution and Compensation in International Law and the Displaced Palestinians
In any final settlement between Israel and the Palestinians, compensation for the material and moral losses of the Palestinian refugees will be a central feature. The parties have ostensibly agreed that compensation will be paid, but differ significantly on the principles that will determine the global amount of compensation, the valuation of losses, and the method of distribution to the recipients. Compensation for refugees, for victims of human…
Vignettes of Nablus
A road map would show that Nablus is only 60 kilometers north of Jerusalem, but it is really much farther than that. Across a political fault line, from the calm to the storm, the road from Jerusalem to Nablus leads to the crucible of the intifada in the West Bank. The journey itself takes a long 50 minutes, as the car hugs the perilous two-lane road snaking up and down the ridge of hills and plateaus that form the spine of the West Bank. The hil…
Vignettes of Nablus
The Lockeport Lockout
D own by L aw
In June 2004, the High Court of Israel (HCI) ruled on the ""Beit Sourik"" case in which Palestinian villagers challenged the legality of Israel's separation wall, which had been routed through their villages causing great hardship. This article examines the HCI decision---which upheld the legality of the wall under international law but mandated changes in its route---and the argumentation used. In the process, the article shows how the HCI, desp…
Beyond Occupation
Beyond Occupation: Apartheid, Colonialism and International Law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories." Journal of Palestine Studies, 42(3), pp. 110–111 Additional informationNotes on contributorsMichael LynkMichael Lynk is an associate professor of law at the Faculty of Law at The University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario, Canada, where he teaches labor law and constitutional law. He is the co-editor, with Susan Akram, Mick Dumper, and…
C onceived in L aw
UN Security Council Resolution 242 endorsed the ""inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war"" and called for ""withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied"" in the June 1967 war. Since then, a debate has raged over whether these provisions call for a complete Israeli withdrawal, a minor revision of borders, or license for Israel to retain sovereignty over some of the conquered lands. This article argues that the reso…
The Wall and the Law
Israel's construction of a 670 kilometre wall and barrier through the West Bank and East Jerusalem has generated international political controversy, and two significant judicial rulings. In July 2004, the International Court of Justice issued its Advisory Opinion to the United Nations General Assembly, stating that the Separation Wall violated international human rights and humanitarian law, and proposing that Israel immediately dismantle it, wi…
The Lockeport Lockout
Vignettes of Nablus
A road map would show that Nablus is only 60 kilometers north of Jerusalem, but it is really much farther than that. Across a political fault line, from the calm to the storm, the road from Jerusalem to Nablus leads to the crucible of the intifada in the West Bank. The journey itself takes a long 50 minutes, as the car hugs the perilous two-lane road snaking up and down the ridge of hills and plateaus that form the spine of the West Bank. The hil…
Vignettes of Nablus
The Right to Restitution and Compensation in International Law and the Displaced Palestinians
In any final settlement between Israel and the Palestinians, compensation for the material and moral losses of the Palestinian refugees will be a central feature. The parties have ostensibly agreed that compensation will be paid, but differ significantly on the principles that will determine the global amount of compensation, the valuation of losses, and the method of distribution to the recipients. Compensation for refugees, for victims of human…
D own by L aw
In June 2004, the High Court of Israel (HCI) ruled on the ""Beit Sourik"" case in which Palestinian villagers challenged the legality of Israel's separation wall, which had been routed through their villages causing great hardship. This article examines the HCI decision---which upheld the legality of the wall under international law but mandated changes in its route---and the argumentation used. In the process, the article shows how the HCI, desp…
The Wall and the Law
Israel's construction of a 670 kilometre wall and barrier through the West Bank and East Jerusalem has generated international political controversy, and two significant judicial rulings. In July 2004, the International Court of Justice issued its Advisory Opinion to the United Nations General Assembly, stating that the Separation Wall violated international human rights and humanitarian law, and proposing that Israel immediately dismantle it, wi…
C onceived in L aw
UN Security Council Resolution 242 endorsed the ""inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war"" and called for ""withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied"" in the June 1967 war. Since then, a debate has raged over whether these provisions call for a complete Israeli withdrawal, a minor revision of borders, or license for Israel to retain sovereignty over some of the conquered lands. This article argues that the reso…
International Law and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Introduction Susan Akram, Michael Dumper, Michael Lynk and Iain Scobbie Part I: Core Issues: Refugees and Jerusalem 1. The Palestinian Refugees: Protection and Assistance Scott Custer 2. The Palestinian Refugees: Durable Solutions Susan Akram 3. The Palestinian Refugees: Restitution and Compensation Terry Rempel and Paul Prettitore 4. Jerusalem Michael Dumper Part II: Security 5. The ICJ Advisory Opinion: Decolonization and the Law Stephanie Khou…
Selective Legal History
Beyond Occupation
Beyond Occupation: Apartheid, Colonialism and International Law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories." Journal of Palestine Studies, 42(3), pp. 110–111 Additional informationNotes on contributorsMichael LynkMichael Lynk is an associate professor of law at the Faculty of Law at The University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario, Canada, where he teaches labor law and constitutional law. He is the co-editor, with Susan Akram, Mick Dumper, and…
The challenge for Europe
No modern conflict has contributed so much to the development of international law as the Israeli–Palestinian conflict yet, paradoxically, no conflict has so undercut the efficacy of law by its political marginalization of a rights-based framework throughout the Oslo peace process. International law has a potentially redemptive role to play in securing a just and lasting peace in Israel/Palestine, but its absence in the formative agreements of th…
Not Logic, but Experience
Teaching Canadian human rights law demands more than simply instructing law students on caselaw precedents, jurisprudential principles, and legislative developments, as important as learning about this legal framework is. It also requires the imparting of a human rights imagination to students. This involves a focus on the social environment that ultimately generates and shapes anti-discrimination laws, such as disparate living and working condit…
Political science (10 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (8 works) · International Law and Human Rights (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Middle East Politics and Society (6 works) · History (5 works) · History (5 works) · International law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Ancient history (3 works)