International law / Vaughan Lowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowe, A. V. (Alan Vaughan)

Series:

Clarendon law series.

Clarendon law series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; New York, [New York] : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Summary:

This title provides students with a concise and analytical overview of what the 'law' means in an international context and an introduction to the main institutions and mechanisms of international law.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Table of Cases; Table of International Conventions and Treaties; 1 Introduction and Overview: The Ambit of International Law; 1.1 AIM OF THE BOOK; 1.2 THE SCOPE AND NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW; 1.3 THE CHANGING SCOPE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW; 1.4 THE EMERGENCE OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; 1.5 THE EMERGENCE OF NEW INTERNATIONAL ACTORS; 1.6 WHY DO PEOPLE COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW?; 1.7 WHY SHOULD PEOPLE COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW?; 1.8 HOW INTERNATIONAL LAW IS INVOKED AND APPLIED; 1.9 THE DOMESTIC ANALOGY; FURTHER READING; 2 How International Law is Made

2.1 CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW2.1.1 THE COMPONENT ELEMENTS OF CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW; 2.1.1.1 A General Practice; 2.1.2 OPINIO JURIS: ACCEPTANCE OF A PRACTICE AS LAW; 2.1.3 THE TIME ELEMENT; 2.1.4 WHAT COUNTS AS STATE PRACTICE; 2.1.5 COLLECTIONS OF STATE PRACTICE; 2.1.6 HOW RULES ARE DISCERNED; 2.1.7 SOME ASPECTS OF OPINIO JURIS; 2.1.7.1 Proving Opinio Juris; 2.1.8 LOCAL AND REGIONAL CUSTOM; 2.1.9 PERSISTENT OBJECTION; 2.1.10 JUS COGENS; 2.1.11 INSTITUTIONS; 2.1.12 HOW CUSTOMARY LAW CHANGES; 2.2 TREATIES; 2.2.1 MAKING TREATIES; 2.2.2 RESERVATIONS TO TREATIES; 2.2.3 TREATY INTERPRETATION

2.2.4 INVALID TREATIES2.2.5 RELEASE FROM TREATY OBLIGATIONS; 2.2.6 AMENDING TREATIES; 2.2.7 TREATIES AND CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW; 2.2.8 TREATY COLLECTIONS; 2.3 OTHER SOURCES OF LAW; 2.3.1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW; 2.3.2 UNILATERAL ACTS OF STATES; 2.3.3 THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN LAW-MAKING; 2.3.4 INTERNATIONAL LAW AND NON-LEGAL SOURCES OF NORMS; 3 The Principles of the International Legal System; 3.1 THE PROHIBITION ON THE THREAT OR USE OF FORCE; 3.2 THE DUTY TO SETTLE DISPUTES PEACEFULLY; 3.3 THE DUTY OF NON-INTERVENTION; 3.4 THE DUTY TO CO-OPERATE

3.5 THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL RIGHTS AND SELF-DETERMINATION OF PEOPLES3.6 THE PRINCIPLE OF SOVEREIGN EQUALITY OF STATES; 3.7 THE PRINCIPLE OF GOOD FAITH; 3.8 THE NATURE OF THE DECLARATION ON PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW; 3.9 STATE RESPONSIBILITY; 3.10 IMPLEMENTING STATE RESPONSIBILITY; 3.11 PERSONALITY AND THE SCOPE OF APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW; 3.12 INTERNATIONAL LAW IN DOMESTIC COURTS; 3.13 INTERNATIONAL LAW IN INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS; 3.14 DIPLOMATIC PROTECTION OF NATIONALS; 3.15 INTERNATIONAL LAW OUTSIDE TRIBUNALS; 4 States; 4.1 INTRODUCTION: TERRITORIES, BORDERS, AND STATES

4.2 STATE TERRITORY4.3 INTERTEMPORAL LAW AND THE MODES OF ACQUIRING TERRITORY; 4.4 PRESCRIPTION; 4.5 OCCUPIED TERRITORIES, DECOLONIZATION, AND UTI POSSIDENTIS; 4.6 GOVERNING WITHOUT SOVEREIGNTY; 4.7 BORDERS AND FRONTIERS; 4.8 THE STATE; 4.9 THE POPULATION; 4.10 NATIONALITY; 4.11 STATELESSNESS; 4.12 THE TERRITORY; 4.13 THE GOVERNMENT; 4.14 INDEPENDENCE: THE CAPACITY TO ENTER INTO RELATIONS WITH THE OTHER STATES; 4.15 LEGITIMACY; 4.16 RECOGNITION: WHERE PRINCIPLE AND EXPEDIENCY MEET; 4.17 RECOGNITION AND STATEHOOD IN DOMESTIC LAW; 4.18 STATE SUCCESSION; 5 Inside the State

5.1 STATE JURISDICTION

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780191027284

0191027286

9780191806445

0191806447

9780191811388

0191811386

9780191509070

0191509078

OCLC:

1037709207