Judgments
The English Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the Administrative Court and upheld the British Government’s original guidance that Local Government Pension Schemes should not pursue BDS against foreign nations except in accordance with government sanctions.
The Queen on the application of (1) Palestine Solidarity Campaign Ltd (2) Jacqueline Lewis v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Court of Appeal 6 June 2018
Association France-Palestine Solidarite v Societe Alstom Transport: Cour d'Appel de Versailles [France] 22 March 2013: Cour d'Appel de Versailles [France] 22 March 2013
Bronner v Duggan Case no 16-0740 (RC): District Court of Columbia [USA] 31 March 2017
Davis v Cox Case no 90233-0: Supreme Court of State of Washington 28 May 2015
Supreme Court of the State of Washington [USA] 28 May 2015: Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights & G4S: Final Statement after Examination of Complaint
UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 31 March 2015: Palestine Solidarity Campaign v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2017] EWHC 1502 (Admin) High Court 22 June 2017
Western Sahara Campaign UK v HMRC and DEFRA [2015] EWHC 2898 (Admin): High Court 19 October 2015
Richardson v DPP [2014] UKSC 8: Supreme Court 5 February 2014
R (On application of Palestine Solidarity Campaign Limited and another) (Appellants) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Respondent): Supreme Court 20 November 2019 On Appeal.
Legislation
Agreement on Gaza Strip and Jericho Area: 1994
Agreement on Government Procurement, Article VI (Technical Specifications) [WTO]
Arizona Anti-Boycott Act 2016 [USA]
Boycott Law 2011 [Israel]
Boycott Our Enemies Not Israel Act 2015 [USA]
Canadian Criminal Code 2015, Section 318 [Canada]
Consumer Protection Act 2008, Section 24 [South Africa]
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, Section 68
Equality Act 2010
EU Directive 2004/17/EC of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors
EU Directive 2004/18/EC of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts
Human Rights Act 1998
Illinois Anti-Boycott Act 2015 [USA]
Israel Anti-Boycott Act 2017 [USA]
Local Government Act 1988
Minnesota Anti-Boycott Act 2017 [USA]
Nevada Anti-Boycott Act 2017 [USA]
New York Anti-Boycott Act 2014 [USA]
Public Contracts Regulations 2006
Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006
South Carolina Anti-Boycott Act 2015 [USA]
The Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations 2016
Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1947, Article IX (Marks of Origin) [WTO]
Title VI Civil Rights Act 1964 – Discrimination on the Basis of Race, Colour or National Origin [USA]
US-Israel Trade Enhancement Act 2015 [USA]
Professional Articles
Boycott Laws in States and Explicit Inclusion of Settlements: Foundation for Middle East Peace (15 January 2020)
Peace Through Trade? Developments in Palestinian Trade Law During the Peace Process: David Fidler, Indiana University Maurer School of Law 1998
Problems under the EC-Israel Association Agreement: The Export of Goods Produced in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip under the EC-Israel Association Agreement (2003) 14(3) EJIL 591: Christian Hauswaldt, University of Leipzig 2003
The Israel-Palestine Protocol on Economic Relations and the Law of the World Trade Organisation: Professor Thomas Cottier, University of Bern 27 February 1997
How responsible are payment companies for the actions of its users funding extremism?
German Bank and BDS group Jewish Voice accused by legal rights NGO of aiding PLP terrorism: June 2019
AirBnB no longer blacklisted by Florida since they reverted their settlement policy: June 2019
Macdonald’s intention to compete to open an eatery at Ben-Gurion challenged by the Samarian settlers they boycott: June 2019
Lectures
Other Professional Legal Services
Ehud Rosen, The Spider’s Web: The Roots of BDS and the Campaign to Delegitimize Israel, July 2018.
A roadmap to the malevolent multi-national, global networks and their interlocking connections
A Better Way than Boycotts: Board of Deputies of British Jewry February 2015
Cabinet Statement approving Notice on Labelling of Products as from the Occupied Palestinian Territories: South African Cabinet 22 August 2012
Companies supporting BDS (New York): New York Office of General Services 31 May 2017
Equality Act Codes of Practice
FCO Overseas Business Risk – Israel: Foreign and Commonwealth Office 28 September 2016
Local Government Pension Scheme: Guidance on Preparing and Maintaining an Investment Strategy Statement: Department for Communities and Local Government July 2017
Local Government Pension Scheme - Written Answer to Question: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth 28 June 2017
Notice inviting comments on Labelling of Products as from the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Dr Rob Davies MP 1 May 2012
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development 2011
Procurement Policy Note: Ensuring compliance with wider international obligations when letting public contracts: Crown Commercial Service 17 February 2017
Recycling Veolia: A report on the anti-Veolia campaign of the BDS Movement in Britain: Christian Middle East Watch & UK Lawyers for Israel September 2012
Revised Best Value Statutory Guidance – Local Authority Procurement Boycotts: Department for Communities and Local Government February 2017
Spanish Funding to NGOs Active in the Arab-Israeli Conflict: NGO Monitor April 2017
Companies supporting BDS (Florida): State Board Administration of Florida 2 August 2016