Social Equality and Justice, Human Rights and Security
UEL’s research into Human Rights, Security, Social Equality and Justice explores the dimensions of social diversity – including issues of gender, race, ethnicity and class.
Our research topics cover:
- refugees
- migration
- diasporas and identities
- conflict resolution
- terrorism and criminal behaviour
- disability advocacy
John Strawson
Partitioning Palestine
Examining international law in the Palestine-Israeli conflict
Faith in law and human rights may be prolonging the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This is the surprising conclusion of John Strawson’s latest book, which argues for international action to complete the partition of Palestine begun by the United Nations in 1947.
In partitioning Paletine:Legal Fundamentalism in the Palestine-Israeli Conflict, Strawson uses discourse analysis to unpick the legal narratives employed by each side. He explains: “Both sides claim monopoly on legal rights. One of the reasons why we don’t have a solution is both sides think international law backs them and therefore they don’t have an obligation to compromise. It’s a belief in the law and in human rights that fuels the conflict.”
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