Guy Goodwin-Gill
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Guy Goodwin-Gill is a barrister and a professor of public international law at Oxford University and a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
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His research areas include international organisations, human rights, migrants and refugees, elections and democratisation and children’s rights; he teaches Human Rights and International Law.
In 2011, Goodwin-Gill penned a legal opinion which recommended that the Palestinian National Authority
not seek recognition of Palestine as a member state of the United Nations
on the grounds that such a move would deprive the considerable Palestinian diaspora
of legal representation within the putative state. This position brought Goodwin-Gill sparked a controversy within the Palestinian and pro-Palestinian communities worldwide.
All Souls College, Oxford
The Warden and the College of the Souls of all Faithful People deceased in the University of Oxford or All Souls College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England....
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His research areas include international organisations, human rights, migrants and refugees, elections and democratisation and children’s rights; he teaches Human Rights and International Law.
The Palestine Question
Goodwin-Gill has become noted for his contributions to the debate around international law and the Palestine question. He served as part of the advisory team which presented the Palestinian point of view with regards to the Israeli "Separation Wall" or "Separation Fence" on the Palestinian West Bank, which culminated in a 2004 ruling by the UN-affiliated International Court of Justice that the barrier was illegal .In 2011, Goodwin-Gill penned a legal opinion which recommended that the Palestinian National Authority
Palestinian National Authority
The Palestinian Authority is the administrative organization established to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip...
not seek recognition of Palestine as a member state of the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
on the grounds that such a move would deprive the considerable Palestinian diaspora
Palestinian diaspora
Palestinian diaspora is a term used to describe Palestinians living outside of historic Palestine - an area today known as Israel and the Palestinian territories or the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip...
of legal representation within the putative state. This position brought Goodwin-Gill sparked a controversy within the Palestinian and pro-Palestinian communities worldwide.