Mutaz M Qafisheh
Biographic Data
| ID | 6548055 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mutaz M Qafisheh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mutaz M |
| FAMILY NAME | Qafisheh |
| SIGNATURE | QAFISHEH M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebron University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2087-1589 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Gaza Marine
Gaza Marine
The basic facts and law relating to the Gaza Marine offshore gas resources located in two fields in Gaza’s exclusive economic zone are clear cut. Gaza, its land and sea, forms part of Palestine, a state party to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Under UNCLOS, the State of Palestine possesses all sovereign prerogatives, including title over, and exploration of, Gaza Marine, on the same footing as any other state party. Palestine ca…
Law of the Sea Dispute Settlement in the Eastern Mediterranean with Particular Reference to the Delimitation of Palestine’s Maritime Boundaries
Palestine currently holds contractual relations with 167 States under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. unclos ’s dispute settlement mechanisms might vary depending on the process States have opted for. In order to pick a preferred mechanism, a State Party should deposit a declaration with the UN Secretary-General. As it did not file any such declaration, Palestine is deemed to have accepted arbitration by default. However, Palestine can s…
From Constantinople to Oslo to Gaza
What Is Palestine? The de jure Demarcation of Boundaries for the icc’s ratione loci Jurisdiction and Beyond
The boundaries between Palestine and Israel are legally demarcated under international law. The icc is entitled to exercise its ratione loci jurisdiction over Palestine’s territory that comprises the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip. Palestine’s borders have arisen from the lines drawn by the armistice agreements that Israel signed with both Jordan and Egypt in 1949. Although initially marked on de facto basis, these lines have…
Palestinian prisoners in Israel versus Namibian prisoners under apartheid
This article compares the status of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails with the experiences of Namibian prisoners during apartheid South Africa. The situations in South Africa and Israel have much in common: both adopted dual systems for different racial groups contrary to international law. The difference was in the reaction of the international community. Superpowers were willing to intervene in the Namibia question; if that had not been th…
An Ongoing Anomaly
Journal Article An Ongoing Anomaly: Pre- and Post-Second World War Palestinian Refugees Get access Mutaz M Qafisheh Mutaz M Qafisheh * * Dean, College of Law, and Professor of International Law, Hebron University, Palestine; PhD in International Law, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. Email: [email protected] or [email protected] . Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Intern…
The International Status of National Human Rights Institutions
Human rights gaps in the Palestinian criminal system
The Palestinian Authority has no obligation under human rights treaties. The authority is not required, as such, to report to the United Nations treaty-bodies. People under Palestinian jurisdiction cannot resort to these bodies for remedies. Yet the Authority should not be left treating some four-million individuals without international supervision. Such supervision could be based on the general and customary law, soft international law, and the…
Juvenile Justice System in Palestine
The Palestinian Authority is under obligation to observe international human rights standards relating to children in conflict with the law. However, the authority has done little to improve the juvenile justice system. Children are treated in accordance with rules that have been drafted to suit past generations. The system lacks resources, trained police, prosecutors, judges, and probation officers. Yet the environment to reform the system is en…
The International Law Foundations of Palestinian Nationality
Preface Foreword I Introduction II Nationality in Palestine under the Ottoman Empire III Palestinian nationality in transition, 1917-1925 IV Palestinian Citizenship Order 1925 V Natural Palestinian citizens VI Naturalization VII Expatriation: loss of nationality VIII External aspects of Palestinian nationality IX Admission of foreigners into Palestine X Applicability of international nationality instruments to Palestine XI Palestinian nationality…
Genesis of Citizenship in Palestine and Israel. Palestinian Nationality during the Period 1917-1925
Gaza Marine
The basic facts and law relating to the Gaza Marine offshore gas resources located in two fields in Gaza’s exclusive economic zone are clear cut. Gaza, its land and sea, forms part of Palestine, a state party to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Under UNCLOS, the State of Palestine possesses all sovereign prerogatives, including title over, and exploration of, Gaza Marine, on the same footing as any other state party. Palestine ca…
Juvenile Justice System in Palestine
The Palestinian Authority is under obligation to observe international human rights standards relating to children in conflict with the law. However, the authority has done little to improve the juvenile justice system. Children are treated in accordance with rules that have been drafted to suit past generations. The system lacks resources, trained police, prosecutors, judges, and probation officers. Yet the environment to reform the system is en…
The International Law Foundations of Palestinian Nationality
Preface Foreword I Introduction II Nationality in Palestine under the Ottoman Empire III Palestinian nationality in transition, 1917-1925 IV Palestinian Citizenship Order 1925 V Natural Palestinian citizens VI Naturalization VII Expatriation: loss of nationality VIII External aspects of Palestinian nationality IX Admission of foreigners into Palestine X Applicability of international nationality instruments to Palestine XI Palestinian nationality…
Genesis of Citizenship in Palestine and Israel. Palestinian Nationality during the Period 1917-1925
Human rights gaps in the Palestinian criminal system
The Palestinian Authority has no obligation under human rights treaties. The authority is not required, as such, to report to the United Nations treaty-bodies. People under Palestinian jurisdiction cannot resort to these bodies for remedies. Yet the Authority should not be left treating some four-million individuals without international supervision. Such supervision could be based on the general and customary law, soft international law, and the…
Juvenile Justice System in Palestine
The Palestinian Authority is under obligation to observe international human rights standards relating to children in conflict with the law. However, the authority has done little to improve the juvenile justice system. Children are treated in accordance with rules that have been drafted to suit past generations. The system lacks resources, trained police, prosecutors, judges, and probation officers. Yet the environment to reform the system is en…
The International Status of National Human Rights Institutions
An Ongoing Anomaly
Journal Article An Ongoing Anomaly: Pre- and Post-Second World War Palestinian Refugees Get access Mutaz M Qafisheh Mutaz M Qafisheh * * Dean, College of Law, and Professor of International Law, Hebron University, Palestine; PhD in International Law, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. Email: [email protected] or [email protected] . Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Intern…
Palestinian prisoners in Israel versus Namibian prisoners under apartheid
This article compares the status of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails with the experiences of Namibian prisoners during apartheid South Africa. The situations in South Africa and Israel have much in common: both adopted dual systems for different racial groups contrary to international law. The difference was in the reaction of the international community. Superpowers were willing to intervene in the Namibia question; if that had not been th…
What Is Palestine? The de jure Demarcation of Boundaries for the icc’s ratione loci Jurisdiction and Beyond
The boundaries between Palestine and Israel are legally demarcated under international law. The icc is entitled to exercise its ratione loci jurisdiction over Palestine’s territory that comprises the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip. Palestine’s borders have arisen from the lines drawn by the armistice agreements that Israel signed with both Jordan and Egypt in 1949. Although initially marked on de facto basis, these lines have…
Law of the Sea Dispute Settlement in the Eastern Mediterranean with Particular Reference to the Delimitation of Palestine’s Maritime Boundaries
Palestine currently holds contractual relations with 167 States under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. unclos ’s dispute settlement mechanisms might vary depending on the process States have opted for. In order to pick a preferred mechanism, a State Party should deposit a declaration with the UN Secretary-General. As it did not file any such declaration, Palestine is deemed to have accepted arbitration by default. However, Palestine can s…
From Constantinople to Oslo to Gaza
Gaza Marine
Gaza Marine
The basic facts and law relating to the Gaza Marine offshore gas resources located in two fields in Gaza’s exclusive economic zone are clear cut. Gaza, its land and sea, forms part of Palestine, a state party to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Under UNCLOS, the State of Palestine possesses all sovereign prerogatives, including title over, and exploration of, Gaza Marine, on the same footing as any other state party. Palestine ca…
Political science (11 works) · Law (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Palestine (7 works) · Ancient history (6 works) · History (5 works) · International law (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · International Law and Human Rights (4 works) · International Maritime Law Issues (4 works)