[The following was published by the Center for Palestine Studies at Columbia University]
The Center for Palestine Studies has developed a new project on Palestine and Law, which consists of a series of panels with some of the world`s leading legal scholars on Palestine. The aim of the series is to promote innovative academic thought on legal questions related to Palestine. The issues covered will include the state question; property issues; from possession to dispossession; the sphere of litigation; the legal status of the refugee; and regimes of imprisonment.
The State Question, Panel II
This panel of noted legal specialists examined the aftermath of the Palestinian statehood bid at the United Nations and assessed the ongoing need for democratization and political reform.
Panelists:
George Bisharat, Professor of Law, UC Hastings. Author of "Palestinian Lawyers and Israeli Rule."
Noura Erakat, Attorney, Adjunct Professor of International Human Rights Law, Georgetown. Co-Editor of Jadaliyya.
Victor Kattan, Lawyer, Program Director, Al-Shabaka. Author of "From Coexistence to Conquest."
Respondent: Ramzi Kassem, Professor of Law, CUNY.
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