From Public to Private Law in the Occupied Territories Expanding the Israeli Presence Via the Rule of Law

While the aspects of public international law clearly play a role in the Israeli Occupied Territories, one also should not ignore the private international law implications. Extraterritorial application of Israeli law has moved beyond the confines of applying solely to cases between Israelis, as had been the norm thus far, and into the penumbra of also applying to Palestinians who venture into Israeli-occupied towns. Slowly, one can discern a broadening of the Israeli rule of law, thus leading to an eventual application of Israeli law in the majority of instances, at least with regard to actions involving Israeli towns and companies. This can have a greater long term impact on the Israeli legal system's perception of the Israeli presence in the Occupied Territories