The paradox of modern constitutionalism resides in having two imperatives, apparently irreconcilable, i.e. a governmental power generated from the ‘consent of the people' and, in order to be sustained and effective, that power must be divided, constrained and exercised through distinctive...

The paper considers circular migration with regard to Palestinian migrant workers and alien workers in Palestine, in context of the EU Communication on Circular Migration (2007). Throughout the paper, the unusualness of the Palestinian situation, both with regards to border control and the lack...

Migration law covers the regulation of entry, residence and settlement, border-crossing and departure, sanctions for the transgression of such rules, as well as the protection of migrants through the legal regulation of their rights, often proclaimed on the international level and sometimes...

This chapter is about the relationship between law and development. More specifically, it is about statutory laws and economic development. The case study will be Palestine after Oslo. Statutory laws are used, in contemporary states or proto-state, as it is the case with the Palestinian...

Refugees and migrants’ choice to move from host country to third ones depend largely on the margin of rights they enjoy in host country, the freedom of movement to their country of origin and to third countries. This paper argues that Palestinian refugeehood is a major destabilizing factor in...

Since its establishment, in 1994, the Palestinian Authority has encouraged the ‘return’ of Palestinians to the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Authority has also enacted an investment promotion law in order to attract foreign capital and investments. These two policies are...

This paper is interested in presenting the status of rights of Palestinians working in Israeli settlements. Available reports suggest that they are subjected to discrimination, exploitation and human-rights violations both in terms of employment conditions and safety measures. In October 2007,...