The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique mechanism that intends to review the behavior of states without distinction. The UN General Assembly established it in 2006 as part of the functions of the Human Rights Council. It is a state-driven process to comprehensively assess a state's compliance with human rights law. The Human Rights Council is to hold three two-week sessions each year during which time they review the files of sixteen member states. Accordingly each state will undergo the review every three years. As of 2011, all 193 UN member states had undergone a review. Continue reading here

In late January 2013, I gave a lecture at Bridgewater College as part of its College-wide speakers’ series. 

The title of my lecture: Evaluating the Meanings of Justice in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. 

Read more here

In this online training, I provide an introduction to constituent lobbying or congressional engagement. I review what is Congress, why is it relevant to foreign policy, how to research your representative, and how to properly frame and message the concerns you want to communicate. 

Watch the video here 


 

[This is a monthly archive of pieces written by Jadaliyya contributors and editors on the Occupations, Interventions,and Law (O.I.L.) Page. It also includes material published on other platforms that editors deemed pertinent to post as they provide diverse depictions of O.I.L.-related topics. The pieces reflect the level of critical analysis and diversity that Jadaliyya strives for, but the views are solely the ones of their authors. If you are interested in contributing to Jadaliyya, send us your post with your bio and a release form to post@jadaliyya.com [click "Submissions" on the main page for more information]

• Why Chuck Hagel Is Irrelevant, Max Ajl
  
• Qatar and the Palestinians, Mouin Rabbani
  
• Israeli Supreme Court Hearing on Petition Against Anti-Boycott Law Set for 5 December, Jadaliyya Reports
  
• Citizenship and the New “State of Palestine”, Lauren Banko
  
• Palestine at the United Nations?, Mouin Rabbani
  
• A New Mohawk, Chavisa Woods
  
• Who's Afraid of the Qassams?, Max Ajl
  
• O.I.L. Media Roundup (December 4), O.I.L. Editors
  
• A Separate Piece?: Gaza and the “No-State Solution”, Darryl Li
  
• , فلسطين كدولة مراقبة: الحلو المرّ, Ibtisam Azem
  
• On the Insignificance of Stevie Wonder, Mouin Rabbani
  
• No, Israel Does Not Have the Right to Self-Defense In International Law Against Occupied Palestinian Territory, Noura Erakat
  
• The Limits of International Law Legalese, Lama Abu Odeh
  
• Is Gaza Still Occupied and Why Does It Matter?, Lisa Hajjar
  
• A Tale of Two Interviews, Habib Battahf
  
• تَعَقُّبُ محمود درويش, Mazen Maarouf
  
• O.I.L. Monthly Edition on Jadaliyya (November 2012), O.I.L. Editors
  
• Themed Issue of International Review of the Red Cross: The Future of Humanitarian Action, Jadaliyya Reports
  
• In Honor of Titans, Mouin Rabbani
  
• Colonial Planning of My Grandfather’s Hilltop, Dana Erekat
  
• Atatürk and My Grandfather, Khaled Hroub
  
• الحركة المثلية في فلسطين ومقارعة الخطاب الإسرائيلي, Majd Kayyal
  
• European Court of Human Rights Judgment: El-Masri v. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Jadaliyya Reports
  
• Malala, Abandoned to the Hawks of War, Mehwash S. Ansari
  
• O.I.L. Media Roundup (17 December), O.I.L. Editors
  
• The Politics of Killing Women in Colonized Contexts, Nader Shalhoub-Kevorkian and Suhad Daher-Nashif
  
• A Faraway Neighbor, Jihad Abaza
  
• Bedouin Resolution: Standing Firm in the Jerusalem Periphery, Tanyah Habjouqa and Francesca Albanes
  
• مي وملح في إضراب الأسرى, Abdullah AlBayyari
  
• UC Berkeley's New Chancellor Endorses the Falsehood: Criticizing Israel is Anti-Semitic, Jadaliyya Reports
  
• DAM Explores the Unmapped in Their New Album "Dabke on the Moon", Christina Nesheiwat
  
• New Texts Out Now: Amahl Bishara, Back Stories: US News Production and Palestinian Politics, Amahl Bishara
  
• Extreme Makeover? (I): Israel's Politics of Land and Faith in East Jerusalem, Jadaliyya Reports
  
• Extreme Makeover? (II): The Withering of Arab Jerusalem, Jadaliyya Reports
  
• DAM Responds: On Tradition and the Anti-Politics of the Machine, Tamer Nafar, Suhell Nafar, Mahmood Jrery (DAM)
  
• Honoring Solidarity During Contentious Debates. . . A Letter to DAM From Lila Abu-Lughod and Maya Mikdashi, Lila Abu Lughod and Maya Mikdashi
  
• قطر والفلسطينيون, Mouin Rabbani
  
• Ongoing Ethnic Cleansing: Israeli Settlers to Take Over Another Palestinian Home, Bassam Haddad and Noura Erakat