Can a modern democracy impose a prolonged military occupation on another people while retaining its core democratic values? Since Israel conquered the territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the 1967 war, the military has imposed laws, established military courts, sentenced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, enabled half-a-million Israelis to move to the Occupied Territories and developed a system of long-term jurisdiction by an occupying army that is unique in the entire world. The legal framework was developed by members of Israel’s military legal corps. Responding to a constantly changing reality, these legal professionals continue to face complex judicial and moral dilemmas.
The Law in These Parts
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The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and present. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.