Arbitrating Armed Conflict: Decisions of the Israel - Lebanon Monitoring Group
Adir Waldman
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ISBN-13: 978-1-929446-33-9 / ISBN-10: 1-929446-33-0
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About the Book:
In Arbitrating Armed Conflict Adir Waldman examines a previously unstudied, yet critically important, experiment in international law. In April of 1996, Israel and Lebanon reached an extraordinary written Agreement: armed conflict between the Israel Defense Forces and the Lebanese terrorist militia Hesbollah would continue, but both forces would be bound to an explicitly agreed upon set of rules intended to protect civilians. To support this unique international pact, the parties established an equally unique arbitral institution—the Israel-Lebanon Monitoring Group—to hear and resolve complaints regarding breaches of the Agreement.
Praise for Arbitrating Armed Conflict
"Thomas Schelling hypothesized that even belligerents may act rationally to structure their
conflict by informal or tacit arrangements. Adir Waldman demonstrates, in this remarkable
study, that an agreement between Lebanese irregular forces and the Israeli government,
which was concluded in 1996, permitted serious military conflict to continue between the
Israeli Defense Force and Hesbollah, but established explicit rules with respect to who could
be a target. A special commission of representatives of both governments was established
and for the next four years, it met 103 times and resolved 607 complaints of violations of the
Agreement. All this, while the two sides continued to engage in a very hot, but limited conflict.
This important book shows that a social organization like war can be regulated, even among
the fiercest of enemies."
- W Michael Reisman is Myres S. McDougal Professor of International Law at Yale University
Law School. Since 2000 he has served as President of the Arbitration Tribunal for the Bank of
International Settlements. He is a member of the UN Boundary Commission for Eritrea and
Ethiopia. He is the author of numerous publications iand is Editor in Chief of the American
Journal of International Law."Adir Waldman tells the fascinating story of how 'soft law' limited conflict between Lebanon
and Israel from 1996 to 2000. His analysis draws valuable lessons relevant in the Middle East
and elsewhere when true peace is impossible but neither side wants total war."
- Lance Liebman, William S. Beinecke Professor of Law and Director, American Law Institute
(ALI); former Director, Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law, Columbia University
School of Law."A well researched and superbly written study of a fascinating legal mechanism. Waldman's
scholarship fills a gaping hole in our understanding of this remarkable legal arrangement.
His analysis of these hitherto unpublished materials sheds light on the complexity of the
conflict in southern Lebanon and the unique involvement of outside parties in attempting to
contain the fighting."
- Dorian Barag, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)."Adir Waldman's account of the April Agreement and the Israel-Lebanon Monitoring Group
tells the fascinating story of a little known and less understood exercise in international law
and diplomacy. The book is rich with insights into this unusual agreement's efficacy, as law,
in constraining the conduct of belligerents. It makes a persuasive case for the importance
of understanding this particular practical arrangement for protecting civilians caught in the
midst of a complicated violent conflict."
- Jim Silk, Executive Director, Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights,
Yale Law School"As the world stands helpless in the face of the collapse of normal rules governing the conduct
of combatants, it is encouraging to read a report, together with opinions, of a unique entity,
The Israel-Lebanon Monitoring Group, which was established in 1996 by the governments of
Israel and Lebanon to govern the conduct of sovereign states engaged in physical combat.
This unique experience in international law provides some glimmer of hope that enemies can
still engage in combat subject to rules that each side is prepared to follow.
- Norman Redlich, Former Dean and Judge Edward Weinfeld Professor of Law Emeritus, New
York University School of Law; Of counsel, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz"Mr. Waldman has uncovered a trove of decisions and interactions under the auspices of a
little-known institution, the Israel-Lebanon Monitoring Group which, during the brief period of
its existence, provided useful insights for international lawyers interested in conflict
management."
- Thomas M. Franck, Murray and Ida Becker Professor of Law and former Director, Center
for International Studies, New York University School of Law.
About the Author:
Adir Waldman is a lawyer with the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. He has written widely on issues of international law, political science and democracy. In addition, Mr. Waldman has conducted research and worked on related projects in various countries, including Rwanda, India, Denmark, Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Mr. Waldman is a graduate of the Yale Law School (JD) and Yale College (BA). He is also a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces.