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

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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

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Bronner v Duggan Case no 16-0740 (RC): District Court of Columbia [USA]  31 March 2017

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Davis v Cox Case no 90233-0: Supreme Court of State of Washington 28 May 2015

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Supreme Court of the State of Washington [USA]  28 May 2015: Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights & G4S: Final Statement after Examination of Complaint

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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

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Western Sahara Campaign UK v HMRC and DEFRA [2015] EWHC 2898 (Admin): High Court  19 October 2015

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Richardson v DPP [2014] UKSC 8: Supreme Court  5 February 2014

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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.

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Legislation

Agreement on Gaza Strip and Jericho Area: 1994

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Agreement on Government Procurement, Article VI (Technical Specifications) [WTO]

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Arizona Anti-Boycott Act 2016 [USA]

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Boycott Law 2011 [Israel]

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Boycott Our Enemies Not Israel Act 2015 [USA]

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Canadian Criminal Code 2015, Section 318 [Canada]

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Consumer Protection Act 2008, Section 24 [South Africa]

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Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, Section 68

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Equality Act 2010

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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

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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

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Human Rights Act 1998

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Illinois Anti-Boycott Act 2015 [USA]

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Israel Anti-Boycott Act 2017 [USA]

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Local Government Act 1988

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Minnesota Anti-Boycott Act 2017 [USA]

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Nevada Anti-Boycott Act 2017 [USA]

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New York Anti-Boycott Act 2014 [USA]

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Public Contracts Regulations 2006

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Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006

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South Carolina Anti-Boycott Act 2015 [USA]

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The Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations 2016

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Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992

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The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1947, Article IX (Marks of Origin) [WTO]

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Title VI Civil Rights Act 1964 – Discrimination on the Basis of Race, Colour or National Origin [USA]

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US-Israel Trade Enhancement Act 2015 [USA]

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Professional Articles

Boycott Laws in States and Explicit Inclusion of Settlements: Foundation for Middle East Peace (15 January 2020)

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Peace Through Trade? Developments in Palestinian Trade Law During the Peace Process: David Fidler, Indiana University Maurer School of Law  1998

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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

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The Israel-Palestine Protocol on Economic Relations and the Law of the World Trade Organisation: Professor Thomas Cottier, University of Bern  27 February 1997

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How responsible are payment companies for the actions of its users funding extremism?

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German Bank and BDS group Jewish Voice accused by legal rights NGO of aiding PLP terrorism: June 2019

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AirBnB no longer blacklisted by Florida since they reverted their settlement policy: June 2019

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Macdonald’s intention to compete to open an eatery at Ben-Gurion challenged by the Samarian settlers they boycott: June 2019

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Lectures

Interview on cultural boycott of Israel: Tal Ofer  2012

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Veolia: BDS claims debunked - David Lewis & Nick Gray  2012: Part 1

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Veolia: BDS claims debunked - David Lewis & Nick Gray  2012: Part 2

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Veolia: BDS claims debunked - David Lewis & Nick Gray  2012: Part 3

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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

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A Better Way than Boycotts: Board of Deputies of British Jewry  February 2015

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Cabinet Statement approving Notice on Labelling of Products as from the Occupied Palestinian Territories: South African Cabinet  22 August 2012

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Companies supporting BDS (New York): New York Office of General Services  31 May 2017

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Equality Act Codes of Practice

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FCO Overseas Business Risk – Israel: Foreign and Commonwealth Office  28 September 2016

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Local Government Pension Scheme: Guidance on Preparing and Maintaining an Investment Strategy Statement: Department for Communities and Local Government  July 2017

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Local Government Pension Scheme - Written Answer to Question: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth  28 June 2017

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Notice inviting comments on Labelling of Products as from the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Dr Rob Davies MP  1 May 2012

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OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development  2011

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Procurement Policy Note: Ensuring compliance with wider international obligations when letting public contracts: Crown Commercial Service  17 February 2017

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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

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Revised Best Value Statutory Guidance – Local Authority Procurement Boycotts: Department for Communities and Local Government  February 2017

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Spanish Funding to NGOs Active in the Arab-Israeli Conflict: NGO Monitor  April 2017

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Companies supporting BDS (Florida): State Board Administration of Florida  2 August 2016

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