| ID | 130412 |
| Title Proper | Constitution for a nonstate |
| Other Title Information | the false hopes of Palestinian constitutionalism, 1988-2007 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Dabed, Emilio |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article sheds new light on the political history of legal-constitutional developments in Palestine in the fourteen years following the Oslo Accord. It examines the relationship between the unfolding social, political, and economic context in which they arose, on the one hand, and PA law-making and legal praxis, on the other. Focusing on the evolution of the Palestinian Basic Law and constitutional regime, the author argues that the "Palestinian constitutional process" was a major "battlefield" for the actors of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Thus, changes in the actors' political strategies at various junctures were mirrored in legal-constitutional forms, specifically in the political structure of the PA. In that sense, the constitutional order can be understood as a sort of "metaphoric representation" of Palestinian politics, reflecting, among other things, the colonial nature of the Palestinian context that the Oslo process only rearticulated. This perspective is also essential for understanding the evolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict after Oslo. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Palestine Studies Vol.43, No.2; Winter 2014: p.42-58 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Palestine Studies Vol.43, No.2; Winter 2014: p.42-58 |
| Key Words | Oslo Accord ; Political Context ; Economic Context ; Israel ; Palestine ; Palestinian-Israeli Conflict ; Arab World ; Arab- Israel Conflict ; Social Context ; Middle East ; Political Structure ; Political Strategies ; Conflicts ; Legal Praxis ; Metaphoric Representation ; Colonial Nature |