International Studies Journal (ISJ)

International Studies Journal (ISJ)

The Occupying Power and Protection of the Properties in Occupied Territories: The Example of Occupied Palestinian Territories

Document Type : Extension Article

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PhD student in Public International Law at Allameh Tabatabaei University and legal advisor to the International Committee of the Red Cross
Abstract
The duties of the occupying power are spelled out in the 1907 Hague Regulations and the Forth Geneva Convention 1949. According to these international treaties the occupation is only a temporary situation, and the rights of the occupant are limited to the extent of that period. The present article is reviewing the duties of the occupying power to protect the properties situated in the occupied territory. The situation of the Palestinian occupied territories and the legal obligations of Israel as the occupying power to protect the properties in these territories are discussed in this article.
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