Artifact
Israeli West Bank barrier
A barrier of walls and fences built by Israel in and around the West Bank. The ICJ's opinion of 2004 calls it "the wall", and notes that Israel calls it a "fence" and the UN Secretary-General a "barrier".
- Also known as
- separation barrier, security fence, separation wall
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involved in
- Settlement, permits and demolitions in the West Bank the 2004 opinion on the barrier Primary record 1
led to
- ICJ advisory opinion on the wall (2004) Primary record 2
- ICJ advisory opinion on the wall (2004) Primary record 2
located in
Proof 2 sources
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Press release 2004/28: Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, International Court of Justice, 9 Jul 2004.
Primary record
under an obligation to cease forthwith the works of construction of the wall being built in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, to dismantle forthwith the structure therein situated
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Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Advisory Opinion, 9 July 2004, International Court of Justice, 9 Jul 2004.
Primary record
It has the right, and indeed the duty, to respond in order to protect the life of its citizens.
Israel cannot rely on a right of self-defence
The construction of the wall being built by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, and its associated régime, are contrary to international law
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