The Law in These Parts
Director Ra'anan Alexandrowicz
Countries Israel
Duration 101 min
Synopsis
The mechanics of an evolving military occupation reveal themselves through a series of first-ever interviews with the Israeli Judges, prosecutors and legal advisors who created the legal framework of Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip and upheld it since 1967. Set against the backdrop of historical events and archival footage, THE LAW IN THESE PARTS is a cautionary account of what happens when temporary security measures become permanent reality. Responding to changing realities on-the-ground over four decades, the film’s protagonists describe moral and judicial dilemmas that they each faced while trying to apply law and make order. The film unfolds as an insider tour of the logic and reasoning behind the architecture of occupation and calls into question audience preconceptions about terms such as law and justice as well as the portrayal of reality through the documentary form.
The mechanics of an evolving military occupation reveal themselves through a series of first-ever interviews with the Israeli Judges, prosecutors and legal advisors who created the legal framework of Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip and upheld it since 1967. Set against the backdrop of historical events and archival footage, THE LAW IN THESE PARTS is a cautionary account of what happens when temporary security measures become permanent reality. Responding to changing realities on-the-ground over four decades, the film’s protagonists describe moral and judicial dilemmas that they each faced while trying to apply law and make order. The film unfolds as an insider tour of the logic and reasoning behind the architecture of occupation and calls into question audience preconceptions about terms such as law and justice as well as the portrayal of reality through the documentary form.