Victor Kattan
Biographic Data
| ID | 978872 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Victor Kattan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Victor |
| FAMILY NAME | Kattan |
| SIGNATURE | KATTAN V |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Singapore |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5109-5933 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Gaza Marine: The facts and the law – Addendum
Gaza Marine: The facts and the law
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…
The persistence of partition: Boundary-making, imperialism, and international law
Israeli Settlements, U.S. Foreign Policy, and International Law
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement that Israel’s settlements are not contrary to international law caused international outrage as it marked a dramatic departure from previous U.S. statements on the legality of Israel’s West Bank settlements. This paper argues that the announcement was connected to developments at the International Criminal Court (ICC) where the Prosecutor, a month later, announced that there is a reasonable basis to…
Jadhav Case (India v. Pakistan)
Jadhav Case (India v. Pakistan) concerned Pakistan's arrest, detention, conviction, and death sentence of Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav, asserted by India to be an Indian national, who had been convicted of engaging in acts of terrorism and espionage in Pakistan. This is the third dispute over the interpretation of Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR) to come before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). In contrast to t…
U.S. Recognition of Golan Heights Annexation: Testament to Our Times
On 25 March 2019, U.S. president Donald Trump signed a proclamation recognizing the occupied Golan Heights as part of Israel. The Golan Heights proclamation, which endorses Israel's annexation of the territory captured from Syria in the 1967 war, was issued two weeks before the Israeli general election in a photo-op with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. Undermining internationally agreed-upon norms prohibiting states from rec…
Violent Radical Movements in the Arab World: The Ideology and Politics of Non-State Actors
Violent non-state actors have become almost endemic to political movements in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. This book examines why they play such a key role and the different ways in which they have developed. Placing them in the context of the region, separate chapters cover the organizations that are currently active, including: The Muslim Brotherhood, The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, Hamas, Hizbullah, the PKK, al…
Tom Ruys, Olivier Corten, and Alexandra Hofer, The Use of Force in International Law: A Case-Based Approach
1. This door stopper of a book, almost a thousand pages long, is a rich resource for students and practitioners of the law on the use of force and is likely to remain the standard reference text for examples of “state practice” in this area of law for years to come. Authored by leading scholars of international law, the book covers most armed conflicts from 1950 to the present, including the ongoing conflicts in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. 2. Sixty-s…
The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire , written by Susan Pedersen
Why U.S. Recognition of Jerusalem Could Be Contrary to International Law
President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to move the U.S. embassy to the city has been universally condemned, as it is contrary to a well-established rule of international law stipulating that states must not recognize the fruits of conquest. While the United States chose to exercise its right of veto in the UN Security Council to block a resolution criticizing the presidential decision, the remaining members…
There was an elephant in the court room’: Reflections on the role of Judge Sir Percy Spender (1897–1985) in the South West Africa Cases (1960–1966) after half a century
This article argues that the South West Africa Cases were brought to an ignominious end because the cases were about self-determination as much as they were about apartheid. For liberals like Judge Sir Percy Spender, the President of the Court, political systems based on majority rule looked suspiciously like authoritarian regimes modelled on the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It is submitted that, given the controversy surrounding self-determ…
Palestine and the Secret Treaties
The Sykes-Picot agreement is the foremost example of Western double-dealing in the Middle East since the discovery of oil. The agreement, formalized in an exchange of notes between the British Foreign Secretary and the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom in London, is named after its principal negotiators Sir Mark Sykes (1879-1919) and Georges-Picot (1870-1951). As one of several overlapping arrangements affecting the postwar settlement in We…
To Consent or Revolt? European Public Law, the Three Partitions of Poland (1772, 1793, and 1795) and the Birth of National Self-Determination
Reflecting on events in the eighteenth century, the American jurist Henry Wheaton referred to the partitions of Poland as ‘the most flagrant violation of natural justice and international law’ which had occurred ‘since Europe first emerged from barbarism’. This was a view with which William Hall concurred, calling the partition an ‘immoral act of appropriation’ whilst Thomas Lawrence thought it was ‘so full of evil’ that it found ‘no warrant in i…
Palestine’s Membership in the Commonwealth as a Contribution to a Lasting Peace in the Middle East
With the re-election of Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu for another four-year term as prime minister of Israel there is a real danger that the peace process has reached an irrevocable impasse. It is argued that bold moves must be considered by the international community to breathe life back into the peace process. To coax Netanyahu into negotiations real pressure must be brought to bear on his government to respect the international consensus on…
The Destiny of a Great Power: Russian Messianism and the Quest for a Balance of Power in International Law and Relations
The Implications of Joining the ICC after Operation Protective Edge
Since the summer 2014 Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip, the calls have grown louder for Palestine to ratify the Rome Statute and join the International Criminal Court (ICC). Palestinian factions across the political spectrum have indicated that they would support such a move. But in spite of gaining the status of an observer-state at the United Nations, Palestine has yet to join the ICC. While acceding to the Rome Statute and filing the applicat…
Kirsten Sellars, 'Crimes against Peace' and International Law
The amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the crime of aggression agreed at Kampala, but yet to enter into force, have already attracted controversy. Whether we learn anything from the old charge of ‘crimes against peace’ and the experiences of the international military tribunals at Nuremberg and Tokyo is the subject of Kirsten Sellars accessible and engaging book. Both the old charge of ‘crimes against peac…
Why U.S. Recognition of Jerusalem Could Be Contrary to International Law
President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to move the U.S. embassy to the city has been universally condemned, as it is contrary to a well-established rule of international law stipulating that states must not recognize the fruits of conquest. While the United States chose to exercise its right of veto in the UN Security Council to block a resolution criticizing the presidential decision, the remaining members…
The persistence of partition: Boundary-making, imperialism, and international law
To Consent or Revolt? European Public Law, the Three Partitions of Poland (1772, 1793, and 1795) and the Birth of National Self-Determination
Reflecting on events in the eighteenth century, the American jurist Henry Wheaton referred to the partitions of Poland as ‘the most flagrant violation of natural justice and international law’ which had occurred ‘since Europe first emerged from barbarism’. This was a view with which William Hall concurred, calling the partition an ‘immoral act of appropriation’ whilst Thomas Lawrence thought it was ‘so full of evil’ that it found ‘no warrant in i…
Palestine’s Membership in the Commonwealth as a Contribution to a Lasting Peace in the Middle East
With the re-election of Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu for another four-year term as prime minister of Israel there is a real danger that the peace process has reached an irrevocable impasse. It is argued that bold moves must be considered by the international community to breathe life back into the peace process. To coax Netanyahu into negotiations real pressure must be brought to bear on his government to respect the international consensus on…
Gaza Marine: The facts and the law
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…
U.S. Recognition of Golan Heights Annexation: Testament to Our Times
On 25 March 2019, U.S. president Donald Trump signed a proclamation recognizing the occupied Golan Heights as part of Israel. The Golan Heights proclamation, which endorses Israel's annexation of the territory captured from Syria in the 1967 war, was issued two weeks before the Israeli general election in a photo-op with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. Undermining internationally agreed-upon norms prohibiting states from rec…
Kirsten Sellars, 'Crimes against Peace' and International Law
The amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the crime of aggression agreed at Kampala, but yet to enter into force, have already attracted controversy. Whether we learn anything from the old charge of ‘crimes against peace’ and the experiences of the international military tribunals at Nuremberg and Tokyo is the subject of Kirsten Sellars accessible and engaging book. Both the old charge of ‘crimes against peac…
The Destiny of a Great Power: Russian Messianism and the Quest for a Balance of Power in International Law and Relations
The Implications of Joining the ICC after Operation Protective Edge
Since the summer 2014 Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip, the calls have grown louder for Palestine to ratify the Rome Statute and join the International Criminal Court (ICC). Palestinian factions across the political spectrum have indicated that they would support such a move. But in spite of gaining the status of an observer-state at the United Nations, Palestine has yet to join the ICC. While acceding to the Rome Statute and filing the applicat…
To Consent or Revolt? European Public Law, the Three Partitions of Poland (1772, 1793, and 1795) and the Birth of National Self-Determination
Reflecting on events in the eighteenth century, the American jurist Henry Wheaton referred to the partitions of Poland as ‘the most flagrant violation of natural justice and international law’ which had occurred ‘since Europe first emerged from barbarism’. This was a view with which William Hall concurred, calling the partition an ‘immoral act of appropriation’ whilst Thomas Lawrence thought it was ‘so full of evil’ that it found ‘no warrant in i…
Palestine’s Membership in the Commonwealth as a Contribution to a Lasting Peace in the Middle East
With the re-election of Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu for another four-year term as prime minister of Israel there is a real danger that the peace process has reached an irrevocable impasse. It is argued that bold moves must be considered by the international community to breathe life back into the peace process. To coax Netanyahu into negotiations real pressure must be brought to bear on his government to respect the international consensus on…
Palestine and the Secret Treaties
The Sykes-Picot agreement is the foremost example of Western double-dealing in the Middle East since the discovery of oil. The agreement, formalized in an exchange of notes between the British Foreign Secretary and the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom in London, is named after its principal negotiators Sir Mark Sykes (1879-1919) and Georges-Picot (1870-1951). As one of several overlapping arrangements affecting the postwar settlement in We…
There was an elephant in the court room’: Reflections on the role of Judge Sir Percy Spender (1897–1985) in the South West Africa Cases (1960–1966) after half a century
This article argues that the South West Africa Cases were brought to an ignominious end because the cases were about self-determination as much as they were about apartheid. For liberals like Judge Sir Percy Spender, the President of the Court, political systems based on majority rule looked suspiciously like authoritarian regimes modelled on the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It is submitted that, given the controversy surrounding self-determ…
Tom Ruys, Olivier Corten, and Alexandra Hofer, The Use of Force in International Law: A Case-Based Approach
1. This door stopper of a book, almost a thousand pages long, is a rich resource for students and practitioners of the law on the use of force and is likely to remain the standard reference text for examples of “state practice” in this area of law for years to come. Authored by leading scholars of international law, the book covers most armed conflicts from 1950 to the present, including the ongoing conflicts in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. 2. Sixty-s…
The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire , written by Susan Pedersen
Why U.S. Recognition of Jerusalem Could Be Contrary to International Law
President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to move the U.S. embassy to the city has been universally condemned, as it is contrary to a well-established rule of international law stipulating that states must not recognize the fruits of conquest. While the United States chose to exercise its right of veto in the UN Security Council to block a resolution criticizing the presidential decision, the remaining members…
U.S. Recognition of Golan Heights Annexation: Testament to Our Times
On 25 March 2019, U.S. president Donald Trump signed a proclamation recognizing the occupied Golan Heights as part of Israel. The Golan Heights proclamation, which endorses Israel's annexation of the territory captured from Syria in the 1967 war, was issued two weeks before the Israeli general election in a photo-op with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. Undermining internationally agreed-upon norms prohibiting states from rec…
Violent Radical Movements in the Arab World: The Ideology and Politics of Non-State Actors
Violent non-state actors have become almost endemic to political movements in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. This book examines why they play such a key role and the different ways in which they have developed. Placing them in the context of the region, separate chapters cover the organizations that are currently active, including: The Muslim Brotherhood, The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, Hamas, Hizbullah, the PKK, al…
Israeli Settlements, U.S. Foreign Policy, and International Law
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement that Israel’s settlements are not contrary to international law caused international outrage as it marked a dramatic departure from previous U.S. statements on the legality of Israel’s West Bank settlements. This paper argues that the announcement was connected to developments at the International Criminal Court (ICC) where the Prosecutor, a month later, announced that there is a reasonable basis to…
Jadhav Case (India v. Pakistan)
Jadhav Case (India v. Pakistan) concerned Pakistan's arrest, detention, conviction, and death sentence of Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav, asserted by India to be an Indian national, who had been convicted of engaging in acts of terrorism and espionage in Pakistan. This is the third dispute over the interpretation of Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR) to come before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). In contrast to t…
The persistence of partition: Boundary-making, imperialism, and international law
Gaza Marine: The facts and the law – Addendum
Gaza Marine: The facts and the law
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…
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