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Military Advocate General
The Military Advocate General (MAG Corps') ( he, הפרקליטות הצבאית, ''HaParklitut HaTzva'it'') is responsible for implementing the rule of law within the Israel Defense Forces. The unit's objectives include integrating the rule of law amongst IDF commanders and soldiers; providing commanders with the tools for the effective performance of their missions in accordance with the law; and working with the IDF to achieve its goals on all legal fronts. The MAG Corps' has the ability to provide legal advice in emergencies and during warfare. The Military Advocate General's Corps (MAG Corps) was founded prior to the establishment of the State of Israel as the "Legal Service" within "Haganah" (the quasi-military body of the Jewish community and Zionist Movement in the British mandate prior to the establishment of the State of Israel). The MAG Corps, as it is today, was established in 1948 concurrent with the IDF, as the "Military Prosecution". In 1950, the unit was renamed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli Occupation Of The West Bank
The Israeli occupation of the West Bank began on 7 June 1967, when Israeli forces captured and occupied the territory (including East Jerusalem), then occupied by Jordan, during the Six-Day War, and continues to the present day. The status of the West Bank as a militarily occupied territory has been affirmed by the International Court of Justice and, with the exception of East Jerusalem, by the Israeli Supreme Court. The official view of the Israeli government is that the laws of belligerent occupation do not apply to the territories, which it claims are "disputed", and it administers the West Bank, excepting East Jerusalem, under the Israeli Civil Administration, a branch of the Israeli Ministry of Defense. Considered to be a classic example of an "intractable" conflict, the length of Israel's occupation was already regarded as exceptional after two decades, and is now the longest in modern history. Israel has cited several reasons for retaining the West Bank within its am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legal Occupations In The Military
Law is a set of rules that are created and are law enforcement, enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a Social science#Law, science and as the art of justice. State-enforced laws can be made by a group legislature or by a single legislator, resulting in statutes; by the executive through decrees and regulations; or established by judges through precedent, usually in common law jurisdictions. Private individuals may create legally binding contracts, including arbitration agreements that adopt Alternative dispute resolution, alternative ways of resolving disputes to standard court litigation. The creation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution, written or tacit, and the rights encoded therein. The law shapes politics, economics, history and society in various ways and serves as a mediator of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Reisner
Colonel (Res.) Adv. Daniel Reisner (born in Israel in 1963) is the former Head of the International Law Branch of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Legal Division, and a partner with Herzog, Fox & Neeman Herzog or Herzog, Fox & Ne'eman ("HFN") is a full-service commercial law firm located in Tel Aviv, Israel. As of 2019, the firm employs over 378 lawyers, of whom more than 130 are partners. History The firm was founded in 1972 by three prominent .... References External linksHerzog, Fox & Neeman bio {{DEFAULTSORT:Reisner, Daniel Tel Aviv University alumni Academic staff of Tel Aviv University [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Afek
Sharon Afek ( he, שרון אפק; born August 10, 1970) is the Deputy Attorney General (Director of Legal Counsel and Legislative Affairs) in the Israel's Ministry of Justice. Previously, Afek was the chief military advocate general of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in 2015–2021. Military career After receiving his law degree from Tel Aviv University School of Law, Afek joined the Military Advocate General Corps, beginning his career in the International Law Department of the unit. He then fulfilled various senior positions in the Military Advocate General Corps, including the deputy head of the International Law Department, the Air Force District Attorney, the legal advisor for Judea and Samaria Area and the deputy military advocate general. Afterwards, he served as the commander of the interservice “Afek” course of the IDF Staff and Command College. On October 22, 2015, Afek was promoted to the rank of Aluf (general officer) and appointed chief military advocate general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Efroni
Danny Efroni ( he, דני עפרוני; born November 17, 1958) was the Chief Military Advocate General of the Israel Defense Forces in 2011-2015. Military and legal career Danny Efroni was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in 1976, after graduating from the Hebrew Reali School of Haifa. He served in an operational unit in the Intelligence Directorate. In 1990, after receiving his law degree from Tel Aviv University School of Law, Efroni joined the Military Advocate General as a military prosecutor in the West Bank. In 1993 he returned to the Intelligence Directorate to head a regional branch of the operational unit he served in previously. In 1996, Efroni returned to the service in the Military Advocate General. He fulfilled the positions of the Deputy Chief Military Prosecutor (1996–2000), the District Attorney for the Northern Command (2000–2003) and the Chief Military Defense Attorney (2003–2004). In 2004, he was appointed Deputy Military Advocate General. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avichai Mandelblit
Avichai Mandelblit ( he, אביחי מנדלבליט; born 29 July 1963) is an Israeli jurist who served as the Attorney General of Israel from 2016 to 2022. Mandelblit had a long career in the Israel Defense Forces legal system, eventually serving as the Chief Military Advocate General between 2004 and 2011. In April 2013, he was appointed Cabinet Secretary. In February 2016, he was appointed Attorney General. In November 2019, following a three-year investigation,Israel's Netanyahu Charged in Corruption Cases Associated Press (21 November 2019). Mandelblit formally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menachem Finkelstein
Menachem Finkelstein was Israel's Military Advocate General from 2000 to 2004, during the height of the Second Intifada. Finkelstein was born in 1951 and received an Orthodox Jewish upbringing. He passed the Israeli bar exam in 1976. He served in the Judge Advocate General's office in the IDF from 1973 to 2004, becoming a Major-General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a .... He presided over the judgment that targeted killings were a legal part of the war on terror. In 2004 Hamas's Sheikh Yassin was killed under the policy. In July 2003 Finkelstein decided not to open a criminal investigation into the death International Solidarity Movement activist Rachel Corrie, but he did open an investigation into the death of Tom Hurndall in October 2003. In 2004 he testified bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uri Shoham
Uri Shoham ( he, אורי שהם; August 3, 1948) is a judge on the Supreme Court of Israel. He previously served as a district court judge in Tel-Aviv and a Judge Advocate General. His appointment to the court was viewed as a victory for Mizrahi Jews, as the court had consisted largely of judges of Ashkenazi descent. Shoham was born in Iraq on 3 August 1948 and moved to Israel with his family in 1951. He grew up in Tel Aviv and attended the Ironi Dalet High School. In 1966, he began his military service in the Israel Defense Forces as part of the Atuda program, serving in the Combat Engineering Corps. In 1971, he received a BA in law from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and received a law license in 1975. In 1977, he received a master's degree in law from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He served in the Military Advocate General's office of the IDF in a number of positions, including as a judge and prosecutor in the IDF legal system.http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amnon Straschnov
Amnon Straschnov ( he, אמנון סטרשנוב; born July 24, 1947) is a retired Israeli judge. Biography Amnon Staschnov was born in Pardes Hanna. After graduating from Pardes Hanna Agricultural High School in 1964, he went on studied law in the Hebrew University as part of the Atuda program. He completed a commander's course in the Israel Defense Forces and participated in combat in the Jerusalem area during the Six-Day War. After receiving a BA in law in 1968, he joined the military prosecution. During his legal internship he also acted as a football referee, including refereeing matches in the Liga Leumit, then the top division, and the State Cup. Staschnov attended The JAG School at the University of Virginia as an Israeli military student. He lives in Ra'anana with his wife Miriam and has 4 sons. Judicial career Straschnov served as a military lawyer, and was a prosecutor for the IDF Northern Command. He served as Chief Military Prosecutor and graduated from Graduate O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meir Shamgar
Meir Shamgar ( he, מאיר שמגר; August 13, 1925 – October 18, 2019) was the chief justice of the Israeli Supreme Court from 1983 to 1995. Biography Meir Shamgar (Sterenberg or Sternberg) was born in the Free City of Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland) to Eliezer and Dina Sterenberg. His parents were Revisionist Zionists. He immigrated to Palestine in 1939. He attended high school at the Balfour Gymnasium in Tel Aviv. He joined the Palmach and served in Company D. He then joined the Irgun. He was arrested in 1944 for anti-British activities, and interned in Africa at a detention camp in Eritrea. While in detention in Eritrea he studied law by a correspondence course with the University of London. Fellow inmates in Eritrea included Yitzhak Shamir and Shmuel Tamir. He participated in an escape attempt. In 1948, with the establishment of Israel, he was returned to Israel with the other detainees, where he enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces and participated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
