Israel The Case For Admission To The United Nations

A narrative chronicle of Israeli democracy that defines historic phases and follows thematic challenges to democracy, including: competition between religion and the rule of law; the statist society and chaotic minoritocracy; modern illiberal populism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The comprehensive portrait exposes endemic flaws of democracy in Israel, but also shows that Israel has considerable capacity – and responsibility – to fulfill the promise of democracy.

This fully up-dated, third revised edition of Conforti's thought-provoking and challenging textbook, The Law and Practice of the United Nations, provides a comprehensive legal analysis of problems concerning membership, the structure of UN organs, their functions and their acts, taking into consideration the text of the Charter, its historical origins, and, particularly, the practice of the organs. Its main focus is on the practice of the Security Council.

Discusses relations between Spain and Israel between 1948-56. States that Franco attempted to initiate diplomatic relations with Israel in order to prove that Spain was not antisemitic and racist like Germany, although he had been an ally of the Nazis during World War II. Ch. 2 (p. 76-99) relates the reluctance of Israel to establish diplomatic relations with Spain because of Franco's past sympathies. Memories of the Inquisition did not play a part in Israeli policy. Relations were finally established in 1986.

This edition brings the treatment of statehood in the field of international law up to date. It retains a wealth of historical material and introduces new problems such as the disposition of territory in Kosovo and East Timor, claims for secession in Chechnya and Quebec and devolution in Scotland.