The Perplexities of Modern International Law

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-90-04-13692-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 472 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1012 g

Reihe: Hague Academy of International

This is a revised and updated version of the General Course on Public International Law delivered at the Hague Academy of International Law in the year 2001.
The century just ended has seen the greatest transformation of human society in all of recorded history. With that, the pattern of international relations and international law based on the sovereign nation State and the Peace of Westphalia (1648) has also witnessed radical transformation. The whole system that existed one hundred years ago has been swept away in a series of bloody wars, revolutions and social upheavals (violent and non-violent), but the new system is not yet firmly established and in place.
Every ‘precedent’, whether legal or other, must first be placed in its historical and temporal context before we can see if it is applicable in new circumstances and the historical evolution of any notion or concept is important for an understanding of its current implications. Through a close linkage between law and history, the author takes us through the evolution of international law to where it stands today.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rosenne, Shabtai

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface;
Abbreviations;
Cases;
Chapter 1: Some words of introduction: The unity of international law;
Chapter II: Where to find the law;
Chapter III: International courts and tribunals;
Chapter IV: The use of force;
Chapter V: International Humanitarian Law;
Chapter VI: Human rights;
Chapter VII: International personality;
Chapter VIII: Maritime spaces;
Chapter IX: Space, air, outer, cyber;
Chapter X: The written word;
Chapter XI: Responsibilities and remedies;
Chapter XII: The united nations system;
Chapter XIII: Some concluding thoughts; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Rosenne, Shabtai
Shabtai Rosenne is the author of 'The Law and Practice of the International Court of Justice', now in its third edition; 'The World Court: What It is and how It works' (sixth edition) and General Editor of the authoritative 'United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982: A Commentary'.

Shabtai Rosenne is the author of The Law and Practice of the International Court of Justice, now in its third edition; The World Court: What It is and how It works (sixth edition) and General Editor of the authoritative United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982: A Commentary.