The Observance of International Law in the Administered Territories

It is important to seek ways by which humanitarian relief can be extended to victims of war without waiting for the international law to develop further and without subjecting the fate of the civilians to political and legal reality. Author thinks that there is no existing rule of international law according to which the Fourth Convention applies in each and every armed conflict whatever the status of the parties. Territory conquered does not always become occupied territory to which the rules of the Fourth Convention apply. This chapter analyses the main spheres of activity in the administered territories, author uses the following division: (a) the legal system; (b) safeguarding the rights of the individual; (c) security measures. He believes that Israel's bona fide effort in many and various fields of activity in the territories has greatly contributed to a change in relations and to an improvement of the general atmosphere. Keywords:Administered Territories; armed conflict; humanitarian relief; International Law; Israel; legal system; security measures