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Is Gaza Occupied? Redefining the Status of Gaza under International Law

American University International Law Review

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Elizabeth Samson

This publication examines the legal parameters of the term "effective control" under international law in the context of an occupation and asserts that the application of the standards of the test for "effective control" indicates that Israel no longer occupies

Gaza since the disengagement in 2005. The article recommends redefining Gaza聮s status from an 聯occupied territory聰 to a "sui generis territory聰 in order to reflect the absence of 聯effective control,聰 thereby allowing the new legal status to be an affirmative step towards statehood for the Palestinian people and greater security for the people of Israel.  
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