| ID | 158814 |
| Title Proper | Is the Balfour Declaration a Legally Binding Document? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lapidoth, Ruth |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This brief paper will discuss a major legal issue related to the Balfour Declaration. Scholars and politicians have devoted much attention the following questions: Is it a binding declaration? Does it contradict the MacMahon-Hussein correspondence of 1915-1916, which promised independence to the Arabs? What is the meaning of the term, “National Home”? What is the meaning of the term “in Palestine”? Does it mean in all of Palestine? While the above are interesting questions, I prefer to address an issue which does not appear to have been a topic of intensive study, namely, is the Balfour Declaration a text which is legally binding? |
| `In' analytical Note | Jewish Political Studies Review Vol. 28, No.1-2; Spring 2017: p.42-44 |
| Journal Source | Jewish Political Studies Review 2017-06 28, 1-2 |
| Key Words | Balfour Declaration ; Legally Binding Document |