Palestine and the Meaning of Domination in Settler Colonialism and Apartheid

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Domination, Settler colonialism, Apartheid, Palestine, Zionism

Abstract

Domination is inherent to both settler colonialism and apartheid. These two frameworks intertwine in the Palestinian context. Despite growing recognition and adoption of the apartheid framework in Palestine, Zionist settler colonialism, (which drives the ongoing displacement and dispossession of the Palestinian people) has not received the same attention. This study considers the meaning of domination in the context of the legal prohibitions of colonialism and apartheid. Taking into account the contributions of the field of settler colonial studies, the article situates domination within the framework of settler colonialism by considering the role of racialisation in settler colonial state formation. It then examines the law of apartheid, in particular its core element of domination. In doing so, this paper concerns itself with the situation in Palestine in order to demystify the meaning of domination as a matter of international law.

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Rania Muhareb, National University of Ireland

Rania Muhareb is an Irish Research Council and Hardiman PhD scholar at the Irish Centre for Human Rights in the National University of Ireland, Galway. She is a Policy Member of Al-Shabaka and was formerly a legal researcher and advocacy officer at Al-Haq.

Pearce Clancy, National University of Ireland

Pearce Clancy is an Irish Research Council PhD scholar at the Irish Centre for Human Rights in the National University of Ireland, Galway, and was formerly a legal researcher at Al-Haq.

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2021-10-25

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Muhareb, R., & Clancy, P. (2021). Palestine and the Meaning of Domination in Settler Colonialism and Apartheid. República Y Derecho, 6(6), 1–30. Retrieved from https://revistaryd.derecho.uncu.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/217

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Vol. 6 No. 6 (2021): (Continuous publication)

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