Francis Boyle, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Professor of International Law at the University of Illinois College of Law
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Is a Two-State Solution (Israel and Palestine) an Acceptable Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?"
- Reasoning:
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“First: We must immediately move for the de facto suspension of Israel throughout the entirely of the United Nations system… Second: Any further negotiation with Israel must be conducted on the basis of Resolution 181 (II) [1947 Partition Plan] and the borders it specifies; Resolution 194 (III) [Right of Return]… Third: We must abandon the fiction and the fraud that the United States government is an ‘honest broker’ in the Middle East… Fourth: We must move to have the U.N. General Assembly adopt comprehensive economic, diplomatic, and travel sanctions against Israel… Fifth: The Provisional Government of the State of Palestine must sue Israel before the Internatioanl Court of Justice in the Hague for inflicting acts of genocide against the Palestinian People… Sixth: We must pressure the Member States of the U.N. General Assembly to found an International Criminal Tribunal for Palestine (ICTP) in order to prosecute Israeli war criminals… Seventh: Concerned citizens and governments all over the world must organize a comprehensive campaign of economic disinvestment and divestment from Israel…”
“The Big Lie,” Counterpunch, Mar. 31, 2002
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Served as Legal Advisor to the Palestinian Delegation to the Middle East Peace Negotiations, 1991-1992
- Served on the Board of Directors of Amnesty International
- Consultant to the American Friends Services Committee
- Selected for inclusion in the 2005 Edition of Marquis’ Who’s Who in America
- Education:
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- PhD, Political Science, Harvard University
- AM, Political Science, Harvard University
- JD, Harvard University
- BA, University of Chicago
- Other:
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