Palestinian sovereignty and international law: Limits of UN recognition - opinion
Among other things, if current UN member states seek to establish the first Palestinian state, they will have to honor all listed expectations of the Montevideo (1933) and Vienna (1969) conventions.
RIYAD MANSOUR, the Palestinian permanent observer to the UN, speaks after the General Assembly voted to endorse a declaration on a two-state solution earlier this month. Israel has no legal obligation to carve a new enemy state, the writer states.(photo credit: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)ByLOUIS RENÉ BERESUpdated:
