Conflicts in a Conflict

Michael Karayanni is the Bruce W. Wayne Professor of International Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has held visiting positions at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law (Hamburg), the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, Stanford University Law School, Melbourne University School of Law, and served as a Senior Fellow at Yale University's Center for International Human Rights. Professor Karayanni is the author of numerous articles appearing in such publications as the Wisconsin Journal of International Law, Michigan Journal of International Law, Journal of Private International Law, I.Con, and Civil Justice Quarterly. He is also the author of Forum Non Conveniens in the Modern Age (2004). Professor Karayanni holds an S.J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.

Introduction ; Chapter 1: Jurisdictional Designs ; A. The 1967 Six-Day War and Its Aftermath ; B. East Jerusalem ; C. The Golan Heights ; D. The Sinai Peninsula ; E. The Palestinian Territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip ; F. The Israeli Settlement Project ; G. Legally Accommodating the Settlements ; H. The Oslo Peace Accords and the Establishment of the Palestinian Authority ; I. Post-Oslo Developments ; Chapter 2: Personal Jurisdiction ; A. On the Jurisdiction of Courts to Adjudicate Civil Disputes-General Remarks ; B. The International Jurisdiction of Israeli Courts in Actions in Personam ; C. Designing International Jurisdiction of Israeli Courts towards the PT ; D. The Evolution of Personal Jurisdiction Doctrine in Context ; Chapter 3: Jurisdictional Restrictions in Actions Pertaining to Land, Personal Status, and the Palestinian Authority ; A. International Jurisdiction over Subject Matter ; B. Jurisdiction over PT Land ; C. Jurisdiction over Matters of Personal Status ; D. Sovereign Immunity for the Palestinian Authority ; E. Summary ; Chapter 4: Choice of Law ; Introduction ; A. Choosing the Law through Legislative Designs ; B. Choice of Law in Torts ; C. Choice of Law in Contracts ; D. On Equal Treatment and the Choice of Law Process ; E. The Principle of Fairness in the Choice of Law Process ; Chapter 5: Judgments and Access to Justice ; Introduction ; A. PT Judgments in Israel ; B. Israeli Access to Justice Principles and Palestinian Plaintiffs ; Bibliography ; Index