Based on an analysis of the diplomatic practice of States, and on the decisions of national and international courts, this book explores the different meanings of the term 'recognition' and its variants in international law as used in the context of recognition of governments. L…
"In this, the revised text of her widely acclaimed lectures from the Hague Academy General Course in International Law, one of the leading international lawyers of her generation offers a personal view of international law. She demonstrates that there is an essential and unavoid…
"Combining expert insights into strategy, international law, international humanitarian law, targeted killing, ethics, and privacy, Vivek Sehrawat offers an important historical and context for understanding how drone usage has become widespread; investigates how international l…
"Both theoretical and political in its scope, The Role of Law in International Politics examines the character of international rules and norms, the way in which they develop, and how they affect political decision-making in a variety of contexts including international peace an…
"Both theoretical and political in its scope, The Role of Law in International Politics examines the character of international rules and norms, the way in which they develop, and how they affect political decision-making in a variety of contexts including international peace an…
Third Parties in International Law examines the impact upon the traditional bilateral framework for the regulation of international affairs that has been made by the accommodation of third party claims and interests. There is a detailed analysis of the position of third parties …
Third Parties in International Law examines the impact upon the traditional bilateral framework for the regulation of international affairs that has been made by the accommodation of third party claims and interests. There is a detailed analysis of the position of third parties …
by Wolfrum, Rüdiger, Ando, Nisuke, McWhinney, Edward, Oda, Shigeru
Samuel Pufendorf is one of the most important moral and political philosophers of the seventeenth century. His theory, which builds on Grotius and Hobbes, was immediately recognized as a classic and taken up by writers as diverse as Locke, Hume, Rousseau, and Smith. Over the pas…
In the wake of the international summits in Copenhagen and Cancun, there is an urgent need to consider the role of intellectual property law in encouraging research, development, and diffusion of clean technologies to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change.This book…
This work examines the relation of law and geography in European empires. It explores spatial patterns of treason, piracy, convict transportation, and martial law in European empires between 1400 and 1900.
This book addresses one central question: if justice is to be done in the name of the community, how far do the decision-makers need to reflect the community, either in their profile or in the opinions they espouse? Each contributor provides an answer on the basis of a careful a…
