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International law and developing countries : essays in honour of Kamal Hossain / Edited by Sharif Bhuiyan, Philippe Sands, Nico Schrijver.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International law--Developing countries.
- International law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (350 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden : Brill Nijhoff, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book celebrates Kamal Hossain’s lifelong and significant contribution to the development of international law and the cause of developing countries. It brings together an interview with Hossain by the editors, and thirteen essays written in his honour by scholars representing a wide spectrum of expertise in international law. The interview provides an introduction to the rich and varied life of a statesman, a drafter of his country’s constitution, and an acclaimed constitutional and international lawyer. The subjects covered in the essays include the new international economic order (NIEO), human rights, counter-terrorism, climate change, oil and gas law, arbitration, law of the sea, international trade law and judicial reform. These essays offer important perspectives on the issues addressed.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Sharif Bhuiyan , Philippe Sands and Nico Schrijver
- “I Believe in the Power of Human Beings to be Agents of Change:” An Interview with Kamal Hossain / Sharif Bhuiyan , Philippe Sands and Nico Schrijver
- The Return of the NIEO and the Retreat of Neo-Liberal International Law / Muthucumaraswamy Sornarajah
- Critical Concepts in the New International Economic Order and Its Impact on the Development of International Economic Law: A Tribute to the Call for a NIEO / Asif H. Qureshi
- Some Thoughts on the Making of International Law / M.C.W. Pinto
- International Trade Law and Human Rights: The ILA’s 2008 “Rio de Janeiro Declaration” / Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann
- Judicial Supervision of Countering Terrorism: The Case of Palestine / Paul de Waart
- Climate Change and Financial Assistance: A Fragmented, Unified or Coordinated Approach? / Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
- The Regulatory Framework of International Commercial Arbitration: The Amended UNCITRAL Rules / James Crawford
- Improving the Process and Institutions of Investment Arbitration: A Modest Contribution to a Complicated Debate / Arif Hyder Ali and Thomas Waelde
- Risk Management and Dispute Avoidance in Oil and Gas Investments in Developing Countries: The Way Forward / A.F.M. Maniruzzaman
- Relationship between Investment Contracts and Human Rights: A Developing Countries’ Perspective / Abdullah Al Faruque
- The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf with Special Reference to Developing Countries / L.D.M. Nelson
- Transparency as an Element of Good Governance in the Practice of the WTO / Silke Steiner and Friedl Weiss
- China’s Changing Judicial System in the Time of Globalization: Challenges of Integrating International Standards and the National Realities / Yuwen Li
- Biographical Data of Kamal Hossain / Sharif Bhuiyan , Philippe Sands and Nico Schrijver
- About the Contributors / Sharif Bhuiyan , Philippe Sands and Nico Schrijver
- Index / Sharif Bhuiyan , Philippe Sands and Nico Schrijver.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-25824-8
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004258242 DOI
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