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29 Colum. Hum. Rts. L. Rev. 221 (1997-1998)
On the Road to Apartheid: The Bypass Road Network in the West Bank

handle is hein.journals/colhr29 and id is 229 raw text is: ON THE ROAD TO APARTHEID: THE BYPASS ROAD NETWORK IN THE WEST BANK by Samira Shah* TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................ 222 I. BACKGROUND ............................................. 226 A. Historical Background .................................. 226 1. 1916-1948 ........................................ 226 2. 1948-1967 ........................................ 230 3. 1967-1991 ........................................ 232 B. The Oslo Agreements ................................... 234 C. Legal Background: International Laws Governing Belligerent O ccupations ........................................... 238 1. Applicability of the Hague.Regulations and the Fourth Geneva Convention ........................................ 239 a. Hague Regulations .............................. 239 b. Fourth Geneva Convention ....................... 241 II. ROAD PLANNING IN THE WEST BANK UNDER ISRAELI OCCUPATION .... 247 III. IMPACT OF THE BYPASS ROAD NETWORK ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE WEST BANK ............................................ 252 A. Overview of Israel's Economic Policies in the West Bank Under O ccupation ............................................ 252 B. Economic Impact of the Bypass Roads ..................... 253 1. Agricultural Sector .................................. 254 2. Restrictions on Movement ............................ 255 3. Stone Quarries ..................................... 257 * B.A., University of Chicago (1992); M.A., University of Chicago (1993); J.D., Columbia University School of Law (expected 1998); Executive Editor, Columbia Human Rights Law Review (1997-98). This Article draws upon research conducted during the summer of 1996 while the author was an intern at Al-Haq, a Palestinian non- governmental human rights organization affiliated with the International Commission of Jurists. The author would like to express her gratitude to the researchers and staff of A1-Haq and to Khalil Tufakji for their help in the research necessary for this Article. Special thanks to Alexis Demopoulos, Terence Dougherty, Nicole Erb, Bryan Sells, Rashmi Airan, and Samantha Schreiber for their assistance in the preparation of this Article. The author welcomes all comments on this Article, which may be directed to Samira Shah do Columbia University School of Law, 435 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10027.

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