Israel's Declaration of Independence Book contents
- Israel’s Declaration of Independence
- Israel’s Declaration of Independence
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on the Text
- Introduction
- Part I The Setting
- Part II Political Theory
- 2 Natural Rights
- 3 From Natural Rights to Labor Zionism
- 4 International Law
- Part III History
- Part IV Legacy
- Appendix: Address by Zalman Rubashov (Shazar) to the Zionist Actions Committee, April 12, 1948
- Bibliography
- Index
4 - International Law
Herschel Lauterpacht’s Draft
from Part II - Political Theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 December 2022
- Israel’s Declaration of Independence
- Israel’s Declaration of Independence
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on the Text
- Introduction
- Part I The Setting
- Part II Political Theory
- 2 Natural Rights
- 3 From Natural Rights to Labor Zionism
- 4 International Law
- Part III History
- Part IV Legacy
- Appendix: Address by Zalman Rubashov (Shazar) to the Zionist Actions Committee, April 12, 1948
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The hope that the nations of the world could be governed by an overarching system of law rose to the forefront in the wake of the horrors of the Second World War. The United Nations Charter promised to ensure that “justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained.”1 This hope was echoed in the rhetoric of the leaders of its founding states. US President Truman had said upon the signing of the United Nations Charter that:
[t]he Charter of the United Nations which you have just signed is a solid structure upon which we can build a better world … . With this Charter the world can begin to look forward to the time when all worthy human beings may be permitted to live decently as free people.2
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- Israel's Declaration of IndependenceThe History and Political Theory of the Nation's Founding Moment, pp. 113 - 136Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022