Identity and Continuity of States in Public International Law
Author: Krystyna Marek
Publisher: Librairie Droz
Published: 1968
Total Pages: 636
ISBN-13: 9782600040440
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Krystyna Marek
Publisher: Librairie Droz
Published: 1968
Total Pages: 636
ISBN-13: 9782600040440
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: James R. Crawford
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2007-03-15
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 0191511951
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Statehood in the early 21st century remains as much a central problem as it was in 1979 when the first edition of The Creation of States in International Law was published. As Rhodesia, Namibia, the South African Homelands and Taiwan then were subjects of acute concern, today governments, international organizations, and other institutions are seized of such matters as the membership of Cyprus in the European Union, application of the Geneva Conventions to Afghanistan, a final settlement for Kosovo, and, still, relations between China and Taiwan. All of these, and many other disputed situations, are inseparable from the nature of statehood and its application in practice. The remarkable increase in the number of States in the 20th century did not abate in the twenty five years following publication of James Crawford's landmark study, which was awarded the American Society of International Law Prize for Creative Scholarship in 1981. The independence of many small territories comprising the 'residue' of the European colonial empires alone accounts for a major increase in States since 1979; while the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the USSR in the early 1990s further augmented the ranks. With these developments, the practice of States and international organizations has developed by substantial measure in respect of self-determination, secession, succession, recognition, de-colonization, and several other fields. Addressing such questions as the unification of Germany, the status of Israel and Palestine, and the continuing pressure from non-State groups to attain statehood, even, in cases like Chechnya or Tibet, against the presumptive rights of existing States, James Crawford discusses the relation between statehood and recognition; the criteria for statehood, especially in view of evolving standards of democracy and human rights; and the application of such criteria in international organizations and between states. Also discussed are the mechanisms by which states have been created, including devolution and secession, international disposition by major powers or international organizations and the institutions established for Mandated, Trust, and Non-Self-Governing Territories. Combining a general argument as to the normative significance of statehood with analysis of numerous specific cases, this fully revised and expanded second edition gives a comprehensive account of the developments which have led to the birth of so many new states.
Author: James Crawford
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 536
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Vaughan Lowe
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2015-11-26
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 0191576204
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Interest in international law has increased greatly over the past decade, largely because of its central place in discussions such as the Iraq War and Guantanamo, the World Trade Organisation, the anti-capitalist movement, the Kyoto Convention on climate change, and the apparent failure of the international system to deal with the situations in Palestine and Darfur, and the plights of refugees and illegal immigrants around the world. This Very Short Introduction explains what international law is, what its role in international society is, and how it operates. Vaughan Lowe examines what international law can and cannot do and what it is and what it isn't doing to make the world a better place. Focussing on the problems the world faces, Lowe uses terrorism, environmental change, poverty, and international violence to demonstrate the theories and practice of international law, and how the principles can be used for international co-operation.
Author: Christine Chinkin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015-02-12
Total Pages: 529
ISBN-13: 1316218090
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This collection of essays focusses on the following concepts: sovereignty (the unique, intangible and yet essential characteristic of states), statehood (what it means to be a state, and the process of acquiring or losing statehood) and state responsibility (the legal component of what being a state entails). The unifying theme is that they have always been and will in the future continue to form a crucial part of the foundations of public international law. While many publications focus on new actors in international law such as international organisations, individuals, companies, NGOs and even humanity as a whole, this book offers a timely, thought-provoking and innovative reappraisal of the core actors on the international stage: states. It includes reflections on the interactions between states and non-state actors and on how increasing participation by and recognition of the latter within international law has impacted upon the role and attributes of statehood.
Author: James Crawford
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 873
ISBN-13: 0198737440
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Serving as a single volume introduction to the field as a whole, this ninth edition of Brownlie's Principles of International Law seeks to present international law as a system that is based on, and helps structure, relations among states and other entities at the international level.
Author: Malcolm N. Shaw
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2003-09-25
Total Pages: 1452
ISBN-13: 9781139438643
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This fifth edition of Malcolm Shaw's bestselling textbook on international law provides a clear, authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the subject, fully revised and updated to Spring 2003. Basically preserving the structure which made the previous edition so successful, a new chapter on Inter-state Courts and Tribunals considers the role of the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea, and there is a new chapter on international humanitarian law. Also examined are arbitration tribunals and the role of international institutions such as the WTO in resolving conflicts. The prosecution of individuals for violations of international law is examined. Additional coverage of events in Kosovo and Iraq analyses the questions of humanitarian intervention and the role of the UN. Written in a clear and accessible style, setting the subject firmly in the context of world politics and the economic and cultural influences affecting it, this book remains a highly readable and invaluable resource for students and practitioners alike. The scope of the text makes this essential reading for students of international law, international relations and the political sciences. The book is also valuable to professionals and governmental and international civil servants.
Author: Piotr Szwedo
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2018-11-13
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9004382895
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Cross-border Water Trade: Legal and Interdisciplinary Perspectives is a critical assessment of one of the growing problems faced by the international community - the global water deficit.Apart from theoretical considerations it has very practical consequences, as cross-border water trade appears to constitute one of the most effective ways of balancing water deficits worldwide.
Author: Robert Schuett
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2015-01-22
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 0748693637
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume ... systematically considers the nature of the state, the concept of sovereignty and the challenges globalisation and cosmopolitanism.--Provided by publisher.
Author: Onuma Yasuaki
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-02-15
Total Pages: 733
ISBN-13: 1107024730
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book adopts a 'trans-civilizational' perspective on the history and development of current West-centric international law.