What's wrong with international law? : liber amicorum A. H. A. Soons / edited by Cedric Ryngaert, Erik J. Molenaar, Sarah M. H. Nouwen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ryngaert, Cedric, editor.

Molenaar, Erik Jaap, editor.

Nouwen, Sarah M. H., editor.

Series:

Nova et Vetera Iuris Gentium 27.

Nova et vetera iuris gentium, 1871-6725 ; v. 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (506 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, Massachusetts : Brill Nijhoff, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What's wrong with international law?' This is the question Professor A.H.A. Soons provocatively posed to his colleagues around the world when leaving his chair in public international law at Utrecht University. Meant to provoke discussion about what actually is wrong with international law as well as act in defence of the discipline, his conclusion was a resounding 'nothing!' Honouring Professor Soons's achievements throughout his long career as a scholar and a practitioner of international law, this Liber Amicorum exmaines whether, indeed, there is something wrong with international law. The contributors identify gaps or 'wrong norms' in specific fields of international law, and assess whether there is something wrong with the regulatory function of international law as a system for creating global public order.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Cedric Ryngaert , Erik J. Molenaar and Sarah M.H. Nouwen

Introduction: “What’s Wrong with International Law?” / Cedric Ryngaert , Erik J. Molenaar and Sarah M.H. Nouwen

Fred Soons: A Pragmatic Trust in International Law / André Nollkaemper

An Appreciation of Fred Soons / John K. Gamble

Some Reflections on What’s Wrong with the Law of the Sea / Rosemary Rayfuse

Responsibility for Human Rights Violations Arising from the Use of Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel against Piracy. Re-Emphasizing the Primary Role and Obligations of Flag States / Jessica N.M. Schechinger

A Sketch of the Concept of Ocean Governance and Its Relationship with the Law of the Sea / Yoshinobu Takei

Is There Something Wrong with the Increasing Role of Private Actors? The Case of the Offshore Energy Sector / Seline Trevisanut

Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims and Politics: Curse or Cure? / Vivian van der Kuil

Bad Law and a Hard Case? The Impact of the Wall Advisory Opinion of the ICJ / Matthijs de Blois

International Human Rights Implementation: Strengthen Existing Mechanisms, Establish a World Court for Human Rights, or Both? / Jenny E. Goldschmidt

Prohibitions on Dissenting Opinions in International Arbitration / Patricia Jimenez Kwast

Transnational Human Rights Litigation against Multinational Corporations Post-Kiobel / Menno T. Kamminga

What is Wrong with International Standards on Social Protection? / Frans Pennings

Corporate Social Responsibility: A New Framework for International Standard Setting? / Teun Jaspers

Caught Napping by (Sea) Wolves: International Wildlife Law and Unforeseen Circumstances Involving the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) and the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) / Arie Trouwborst

What is Wrong with International Environmental Law? / Johan G. Lammers

A Critical Look at the Law of Treaties: Giving Recognition to Informal Means of Treaty Adaptation / Irina Buga

Absolute Validity, Absolute Immunity: Is There Something Wrong with Article 103 of the UN Charter? / Guido den Dekker

Aspects of the Law of Treaties / Kenneth. J. Keith

Good Governance: A Principle of International Law / Henk Addink

The Right to Peace: A Mischievous Declaration / Peter van Krieken

Self-Determination and Regional Human Rights Bodies: The Case of Southern Cameroons and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights / Brianne McGonigle Leyh

What’s Wrong with the Relationship between the International Court of Justice and the Security Council? / Otto Spijkers

What’s Wrong with International Law? / M.C.W. Pinto

The Under-Appreciated Role of Curial Settlement in International Law Norm-Making: Using Transnational Law and Diffusion Studies to Re-Assess the Status of Prior Decisions / Pieter Bekker and Thomas Innes

How and to Whom Do We Explain International Law? / John K. Gamble

Fragmentation in International Law and Governance: Understanding the Sum of the Parts / Charlotte Ku

Whither Territoriality? The European Union’s Use of Territoriality to Set Norms with Universal Effects / Cedric Ryngaert

Revealing the Publicness of International Law / Ramses A. Wessel

What’s Wrong with International Lawyers? / John Dugard

Index / Cedric Ryngaert , Erik J. Molenaar and Sarah M.H. Nouwen.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-29458-9

OCLC:

919873709

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004294585 DOI