UN Resolution on Palestinian Rights

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What is the Chamber's alternative proposal for assessing Palestine's statehood?

Conducting a further and independent assessment under international law (correct)

Declaring Palestine as a State without assessment

Seeking approval from other countries

Ignoring the assessment of statehood

In what way is Palestine restricted in the exercise of its authority over the Occupied Palestinian Territory?

Practically (correct)

Culturally

Economically

Politically

Which right, recognized by the international community, has been severely impaired in Palestine?

Right to freedom of speech

Right to property ownership

Right to self-determination (correct)

Right to religious freedom

What is the unique aspect of the situation in Palestine, according to the text?

Its assessment of statehood criteria (B) Signup and view all the answers

What areas does Palestine's authority appear to be largely limited to?

Areas A and B of the West Bank (D) Signup and view all the answers

What has Palestine lost momentum in?

State-building (A) Signup and view all the answers

What did the General Assembly welcome in November 2012, according to the text?

Positive assessments about Palestine's readiness for statehood (C) Signup and view all the answers

What has become quite apparent according to the Special Rapporteur?

The contradictions of attempting to build a sovereign economy under a prolonged occupation (B) Signup and view all the answers

What did the UN Resolution establish regarding Palestine's eligibility?

Palestine was recognized as a non-member observer State in the UN (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to the leaked internal memorandum from the UN Office of Legal Affairs, what does the Secretary-General need to consider for Palestine's treaty participation?

The determination by the General Assembly to accept Palestine as a non-member observer State (B) Signup and view all the answers

What did the UN Resolution commend regarding the Palestinian National Authority?

Their plan for constructing institutions of an independent Palestinian State (B) Signup and view all the answers

In the context of treaty participation, what does the 'all States' formula refer to?

Treaties that are open to any State or all States (D) Signup and view all the answers

What did Resolution 298 of 25 September 1971 reaffirm?

The principle that acquisition of territory by military conquest is inadmissible (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of UN Security Council Resolution 338?

To establish a just and durable peace in the Middle East (A) Signup and view all the answers

What did Resolution 339 confirm and call for?

It confirmed Resolution 338 and called for a cease-fire (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the language in a particular resolution regarding Israel's territorial changes?

It indicated that negotiations might lead to major border adjustments (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the scope of the Palestinian Authority's powers according to the text?

Control over internal political arrangements and daily affairs in the public domain (B) Signup and view all the answers

What areas were excluded from the transfer of powers and responsibilities to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank?

Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, and military locations (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Israeli soldiers remaining in certain areas after the Gaza-Jericho Agreement?

They continued to occupy areas of Israeli settlements and military installations (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of the PLO in relation to the Palestinian Authority's foreign relations?

The PLO had full authority to conduct negotiations and sign agreements for the PA's benefit (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about Israel's activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory?

There are indications that they may continue, and Israel may seek to annex these territories. (A) Signup and view all the answers

How does the Rome Statute relate to the situation in Palestine according to the text?

It aims to guarantee lasting respect for and the enforcement of international justice, geared towards the protection of individuals. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What did Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vow in August and September 2019, according to the text?

To annex large parts of the West Bank if re-elected. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the text imply about the limitations on States' effectiveness under the Rome Statute?

The limitations are recognized by provisions related to complementarity and investigative powers. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What has been the Israeli High Court of Justice's stance on the broader policy question of the Government of Israel’s settlement policy?

It has considered it to be predominantly political and non-justiciable (C) Signup and view all the answers

According to Israel, why does human rights legislation, such as the ICERD, not apply to the West Bank or Gaza?

Because those areas fall outside Israeli national territory (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is posited about sovereignty over the territories in the text?

Sovereignty over the territories is legally indeterminate, in abeyance (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why does Palestine consider its ability to conduct proceedings to be curtailed?

Due to the occupation (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis for the Prosecution's conclusion that potential cases concerning crimes allegedly committed by members of Hamas and PAGs would currently be admissible?

Article 17(1)(a)-(d) of the Statute (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the reasonable basis to believe that members of the Israeli authorities have committed in the context of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem?

Crimes under article 8(2)(b)(viii) (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the status of the Office’s admissibility assessment in terms of the scope and genuineness of relevant domestic proceedings?

Ongoing at this stage (B) Signup and view all the answers

Why does the Prosecution conclude that the potential case(s) arising from an investigation of alleged crimes committed by members of the Israeli authorities would be admissible?

Pursuant to article 17(1)(a)-(d) of the Statute (D) Signup and view all the answers