Proceedings

of the Hearing on EU-Israel Bilateral Relations in the Framework of International and European Law

The case of the EC-Israel Association Agreement

held at the European Parliament, 20 June 2002

Uri Davis - AL-BEIT: Association for the Defence of Human Rights in Israel, Jerusalem; Senior Research Fellow at the University of Durham & Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, UK "Legislation of citizenship in 'Israeli democracy' "

Jeff Halper -the Israeli Committee against House demolitions, "Israeli violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories"

Hamdi Y. H. Shaqqura - coordinator of the Democratic Development Unit of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Palestine "Israeli violations of international humanitarian law since the out-break of al-Aqsa intifada in September 2000"

Mohamed Zeidan - director of the Arab Association for Human Rights, Israel "Recent relevant reports on Israeli violations of human rights and democratic principles. Discriminating practices against the Palestinian Arab minority in Israel" (see also Power point presentation)

Paulette Pierson-Mathy - Professor of International Law at the ULB, Brussels "The European experience with South Africa and Namibia"

Androulla Kaminara - cabinet of Poul Nielson, Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid "Essential elements of the EU-ACP agreement - the respect for human rights and democratic principles: cases examples"

Charles Shamas - the Mattin Group, an economically focused voluntary partnership specialized in international human rights and humanitarian law enforcement, Palestine "Some Problems in the European Community's implementation of the EC-Israel Association Agreement in accordance with European and International Law: The Territorial Scope of the Agreement and its Human Rights Article"

Esa Paasivirta - Legal Service of the European Commission "Respect for Human Rights and democratic principles in the EU's external relations: the case of Israel"

Rosa Maria Lopez-Jorrin - Head of Unit Rules of origin, Taxud, European Commission's Directorate General for taxation and customs union "The European Commission's role, as 'guardian of the treaties', in ensuring the proper application of external agreements by partner countries, including their territorial scope and rules of origin.The case of Israel "

Christian Leffler - Director of Directorate F for Middle East and South Mediterranean , European Commission's Directorate General for External Relations "European Union dialogue and cooperation with Israel in the framework of the Association Agreement"

Luisa Morgantini - Chairman of the Delegation for Relations with the Palestinian legislative Council "A European Parliamentary agenda for ensuring Israeli compliance with its obligations to respect human rights and democratic principles"

Giovanna Lelli - Aprodev Coordinator for Palestinian and Israeli issues, on behalf of the organizers "Common declaration and NGOs agenda for gaining the compliance of the European Community and Israel with their obligations concerning respect for human rights and democratic principles in their bilateral relations"