British influences on international law, 1915-2015 / edited by Robert McCorquodale, Jean-Pierre Gauci, British Institute of International and Comparative Law.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McCorquodale, Robert, editor.

Gauci, Jean-Pierre, editor.

British Institute of International and Comparative Law, sponsoring body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law--British influences.

International law.

International law--History--20th century.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2016]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book considers British influences on the development of international law over 100 years from 1915. This century has been marked by unprecedented developments in international law, not least the setting up of an array of international organisations, including the United Nations and the League of Nations, and international courts and tribunals (including the International Court of Justice and its predecessor the Permanent Court of International Justice, as well as the International Criminal Court). Two world wars, complex transboundary issues and increased globalisation have shown the importance of international law. This volume addresses these developments - domestic, regional and international - and looks at how Britain and British people (broadly defined) have influenced these changes. The contributors to the book have examined an array of different issues. These include British influences on treaty-making, recognition and immunity, as well as on specific fields of international law, such as armed conflict, criminal law, environment and human rights. It has commentary on the British influence on the sources of international law, including by its courts and Foreign Office, in the development of the European Union and in the idea of a professional international lawyer. There are also reflections on many of the key people over the century. The book provides a novel perspective, which surveys and appraises the contributions of British people and institutions in domestic and international legal forums and their key role in the development, interpretation and application of international law. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction : from Grotius to Higgins : British influences on international law, 1915-2015 / Robert McCorquodale and Jean-Pierre Gauci

The influence of English courts on the development of international law / Antonios Tzanakopoulos

Marking foreign policy by justice : the legal advisers to the Foreign Office,1876-1953 / Kate jones

Britain and Europe : managing revolution / Philip Allott

British influences on the 'ideals' of international lawyers / Stephen Samuel

British influence on the law of treaties / Kasey McCall-Smith

British contributions to the concept of recognition during the interwar period : Williams, Baty and Lauterpacht / Martin Clark

British contribution to the law on immunity / Philippa Webb

British influence on the law of the sea 1915-2015 / David H. Anderson

British influences on international environmental law : the case of wildlife conservation / Mario Prost and Yoriko Otomo

The influence of British courts on the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights / Merris Amos

The contribution of British NGOs to the development of international law / Nigel S Radley

Britain's influence on the regulation of the slave trade in the twentieth century / Amina Adanan and Noelle Higgins

Contributions of British international lawyers to the law on the use of force / Nicholas Tsagourias

The British influence on the development of the laws of war and the punishment of war criminals : from the Grotius Society to the United Nations War Crimes Commission / Matthew Garrod

The British and the Buremberg trial / Shavana Musa

British contribution to the law of neutrality : principle and practice / James Upcher

Historical reflections on the criminalisation of terrorism under international law from the League of Nations to R v Mohammed Gul : how Britain has swollen the tide of obscurity / Anna Marie Brennan

The progressive conception of international law : brierly and lauterpacht in the interbellum period / Robert Cryer

International law and the illusion of novelty : Georg Schwarzenberger / Richard Collins

Juridical investigations : Martin Wight as international lawyer / Gerry Simpson

The contribution of the UK bar to international courts / Philippe Sands QC and Arman Sarvarian.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: British influences on international law, 1915-2015

ISBN:

9789004284173

9004284176

OCLC:

948670297

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