The Question of a ‘State of Palestine’ Before the German Administrative Courts
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The Question of a ‘State of Palestine’ Before the German Administrative Courts
German Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 65 (2022), Iss. 1 : pp. 429–446
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Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
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Lisa Wiese\nThe Question of a ‘State of Palestine’ Before the German Administrative Courts | 429 | ||
I. How Do Questions on the Statehood of Palestine Become Relevant Before German Administrative Courts? | 430 | ||
A. Decision of the Magdeburg Administrative Court (October 2018) | 431 | ||
1. Facts of the Magdeburg Case | 431 | ||
2. Reasoning of the Court’s Decision | 431 | ||
B. Decision of the Freiburg Administrative Court (November 2020) | 433 | ||
1. Facts of the Freiburg Case | 433 | ||
2. Reasoning of the Court’s Decision | 434 | ||
3. Discrepancy Between the Relevance of the Statehood of Palestine in the Freiburg Judgment and the Magdeburg Judgment | 435 | ||
4. Recent Jurisprudence | 437 | ||
II. Assessment of Judicial Practice | 438 | ||
A. Existence of the Montevideo Criteria in the Case of Palestine? | 439 | ||
B. Validity of the Palestinian Passport | 441 | ||
III. Recognition of Statehood from a Constitutional Law Perspective | 442 | ||
A. Principle of Division of Powers (Article 20(2) German Constitution) | 443 | ||
B. Role of the Courts and Judicial Independence | 443 | ||
IV. Conclusion | 444 |