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Noura Erakat

    Noura Erakat is a human rights attorney and academic whose work critically examines the intersection of law, politics, and social justice. Her scholarship delves into the complexities of international human rights and humanitarian law, informed by extensive legal practice. Erakat's writing explores how legal frameworks are utilized and shaped within geopolitical contexts, offering sharp insights into the political dimensions of justice. She is recognized for her ability to connect legal theory with real-world struggles for rights and accountability.

    Justice for Some
    • 2019

      Justice for Some

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      4.6(695)Add rating

      The struggle for Palestinian sovereignty has been a quest for inclusion in--and recognition from--a world order that left them behind. Sovereignty has become a trap for Palestinians and getting out is a matter of political vision and will. The law does not determine any particular outcome, it only promises the contest over one. While Jewish and Palestinian sovereignty are incommensurable, their belonging is not. The law is not just and justice is not rule-based.

      Justice for Some