The concept of international legal personality : an inquiry into the history and theory of international law / Janne Elizabeth Nijman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nijman, Janne Elizabeth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Persons (International law).

International law--Philosophy.

International law.

International law--History.

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 494 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

The Hague : T.M.C. Asser, [2004]

Summary:

The various European words for personality derive from the Greek term for a theatrical mask, Nijman (international law, U. of Amsterdam) reminds readers. She says that though national sovereignty has been recognized as the mask that signifies which parties are legitimate actors on the international stage, other conceptualizations of international legal personalities have been proposed throughout history. Her study explores international thinking about the concept of international personality, not as it is functioning in international legal documents like treaties, statutes, or case law, but as an idea that has been used in international legal scholarship from Leibniz to the present. Distributed in North America by Cambridge University Press. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-490) and index.

ISBN:

9067041831

OCLC:

57170503