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1 online resource (536 p.) |
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The Pocket Books of the Hague Academy of International Law / les Livres de Poche de l'Académie de Droit International de la Haye Ser |
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The Pocket Books of the Hague Academy of International Law / les Livres de Poche de l'Académie de Droit International de la Haye Ser
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| Contents |
Intro -- THE HAGUE ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Preface -- Chapter I. International law in the kaleidoscopic world. -- A. Evolution of public international law -- B. The nature of the kaleidoscopic world -- 1. Globalization of the international system -- 2. Information and communications empowerment -- C. The tensions in a kaleidoscopic world -- 1. The threat from the bottom-up to the rule of law -- 2. The totalitarian danger and the loss of privacy -- 3. The contracting space for civil society and its organizations |
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D. The Anthropocene and the recognition of a physical global commons -- E. The centrality of international norms -- Chapter II. International law reconsidered -- A. Theories of international law -- B. Reconception of public international law in a kaleidoscopic world -- 1. Definition : can it be defined ? -- 2. Scope : what makes an issue public international?. -- 3. The actors : who makes and who implements?.. -- 4. Sources : what forms of legal instruments -- 5. Obligations as a focus in public internationallaw -- C. Legal pluralism -- D. Norms as central -- E. Concluding observations |
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Chapter III. Sources of public international law -- A. The traditional sources of international law -- 1. International agreements -- 2. Customary international law -- 3. General principles of law -- B. Non-binding legal instruments -- 1. Non-binding legal instruments in the Arctic region -- 2. Non-binding legal instruments and nuclear security -- 3. Non-binding legal instruments in the financial sector -- C. A third tier : individual voluntary commitments by States and other actors -- D. Concluding observations -- Chapter IV. Commons and public goods |
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A. The concepts of commons and public goods in international law -- B. Options and norms -- 1. Privatize : national sovereignty -- 2. Regulate : international agreements. -- 3. Incentivize : economic instruments -- 4. Co-operate : voluntary measures -- C. Concluding observations -- Chapter V. Determining norms -- A. Theoretical approaches to recognition and development of norms -- 1. The positivist approach -- 2. The process approach. -- 3. The constructivist approach -- 4. Natural law as a source of norms -- B. Challenges to recognizing and establishing norms -- 1. Legitimacy |
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2. Accountability -- 3. Rapid and abrupt change -- 4. Representation of the future -- C. Diffusion, degradation, and disappearance of norms -- D. Norms for a kaleidoscopic world -- Chapter VI. Norms for the kaleidoscopic world : co-operation and avoidance of harm. -- A. Community of interest -- B. International co-operation -- 1. Embodiment in legal instruments. -- 2. Factors supporting co-operation -- C. Avoidance of harm -- 1. Principle of neighbourliness -- 2. Prohibitions on the use of force -- D. Implementing principles -- 1. Equitable use -- 2. Common but differentiated responsibilities |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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3. Common and shared responsibility |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004422018 |
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9004422013 |
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