The relocation of the US embassy to Jerusalem and the obligation of non-recognition in international law
The US embassy in Jerusalem: Does location matter?
1. A question of non-recognition The partition of Mandatory Palestine was first proposed by the Peel Commission in 1937. Jerusalem, however, was to remain under British control. This, the Commission contended, would ensure the city’s sanctity and maintain ‘free and safe’ access to its Holy Places.[1] Subsequent efforts to settle the status of the territory...