Israel - National | Legislation

Israel - National | Legislation

INVOLVEMENT IN ARMED CONFLICT

Current conflicts

Peace operations

Non-state actors

Applicable international law

LEGAL FRAMEWORK

National

Judicial decisions

International

International treaties adherence

Judicial decisions

UN resolutions and reports

UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review

Israel

National | Legislation

Constitution

War Crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide

The Crime of Genocide (Prevention and Punishment) Law, 5719-1950

Nazis and Nazi Collaborators (Punishment) Law, 5710-1950

Counter-terrorism

Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law, 5762-2002

Israel Security Agency Law, 5762-2002

Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance No 33, 5708-1948

Private Military and Security Services

See - Private security regulation website

Military law

Military Orders in the Occupied Territories (Hebrew)

Immigration law

Law of Return, 5710-1950

The Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (temporary provision), 5763 - 2003

Israel links

Official websites
Supreme Court

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Justice

Parliament (Knesset)

Ministry of Defence (in Hebrew)

International organisations
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Occupied Palestinian Territory (OCHA-OPT)

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Association for Civil Rights in Israel

Public Committee Against Torture in Israel

Alleged violations of international law
Human Rights Watch

B'tselem's Reports 2008

Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, "Switzerland calls for an end to Israeli settlement plans in Gilo, East Jerusalem", 18 October 2009: "In Switzerland's view, the Israeli settlement projects and the destruction of houses in the occupied Palestinian territory violate international humanitarian law, which prohibits an occupying power from destroying property or from re-settling civilians in the occupied territory. "

Wednesday, 08 September 2010
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