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Fundamentals of public international law : a sketch of international legal order / Giovanni Distefano.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Distefano, Giovanni (Law professor), author.
- Series:
- Queen Mary Studies in International Law 38.
- Queen Mary studies in international law ; Volume 38
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (991 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, 2019.
- Summary:
- Fundamentals of Public International Law , by Giovanni Distefano, provides an overview of public international law’s main principles and fundamental institutions. By introducing the foundations of the legal reasoning underlying public international law, the extensive volume offers essential tools for any international lawyer, regardless of the specific field of specialization. Dealing expansively with subjects, sources and guarantees of international law, university students, scholars and practitioners alike will benefit from the book’s treatment of what has been called the “Institutes” of public international law.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Table of Cases
- Prolegomena: The Structure and Characteristics of the International Legal Order
- Subjects of International Law
- Legal Personality
- The Sovereign State as the Primary and Original Subject of pil
- The System of Sources of pil
- Preliminary Remarks: The Ingredients of the Normative System
- Article 38 of the icj Statute: The Substantive Constitution of the International Legal Order in Respect of Sources
- Customary International Law and Its Codification
- International Treaty
- Forgotten, Minor and Hidden Sources
- Non-coercive Guarantees
- State Responsibility for Internationally Wrongful Acts
- Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes
- Back Matter
- Subject Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-39669-1
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004396692 DOI
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