Abstract
Based on semi-structured, in-depth interviews with Arab-Palestinian sulha mediators in the Galilee, the article explores different forms of dispute resolution used for resolving matrimonial and familial disputes in this community. The “customary” sulha mechanism is shown to be highly heterogeneous in nature. Furthermore, it is argued that different modes of sulha reflect and embody different models of relationship between the Israeli state and the Arab-Palestinian minority. These modes are presented and discussed in the article.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 227-245 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research into Sulha practices in the Galilee was funded and supported by the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace at Tel Aviv University. A book in Hebrew, based on this research project, was published by the Tami Steinmetz Center in 2018 (Shahar 2018). I am grateful to the Center for allowing me to use some interview excerpts from the book. The paper was presented and discussed in the workshop Minority Families and the Law: Interactions of Ethnic, Religious, and Cultural Minorities with Law and State Institutions, Onati, Spain, 30?31 May 2019. I would like to thank the participants of the workshop for their valuable suggestions. My thanks go also to Tamar Parush, who helped elaborating the analytical arguments of this paper, and to Ursula Wockoek for her valuable input. Lastly, I would like to thank the interviewees in this research. Without their generous consent to share their mediation experiences with me, this research would not have been written.
Funding Information:
This research into Sulha practices in the Galilee was funded and supported by the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace at Tel Aviv University. A book in Hebrew, based on this research project, was published by the Tami Steinmetz Center in 2018 (Shahar ). I am grateful to the Center for allowing me to use some interview excerpts from the book. The paper was presented and discussed in the workshop Minority Families and the Law: Interactions of Ethnic, Religious, and Cultural Minorities with Law and State Institutions, Onati, Spain, 30–31 May 2019. I would like to thank the participants of the workshop for their valuable suggestions. My thanks go also to Tamar Parush, who helped elaborating the analytical arguments of this paper, and to Ursula Wockoek for her valuable input. Lastly, I would like to thank the interviewees in this research. Without their generous consent to share their mediation experiences with me, this research would not have been written.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law.
Keywords
- Israel
- Palestinians
- Sulha
- legal pluralism
- state-minority relations
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Law