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1 online resource (1153 p.) |
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Cover Page -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents Page -- Table of cases and materials Page -- List of figures Page -- Preface Page -- Acknowledgments Page -- 1. The essence of law and the nature of international law -- Introductory remarks -- Legal systems -- Theories of law -- The essence of law -- a) The law as a normative system -- b) The law as a systematised body of norms -- c) The law as instituted by the state or the interstate system -- d) The law as applied through the structure which has instituted it |
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E) The mission of law -- to avoid conflicts and to establish civil peace -- The notion of international law -- Development of international law -- Specifics of international law -- a) Interstate system -- b) State as the main subject of international law -- c) Sources and norms of international law -- d) International law as applied by subjects -- e) Avoidance of war and institution of peace -- Cases and materials (selected parts) -- 2. Sources of international law -- Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice -- International treaty -- International custom |
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General principles of law -- Unilateral acts of states -- Subsidiary means -- Soft law -- The complex arrangement of international law -- is there a hierarchy? -- International law and national law -- Cases and materials (selected parts) -- 3. Principles of international law concerning friendly relations and co-operation among states in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations -- The notion of the principles of international law concerning friendly relations and co-operation among states in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations |
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The formation of the principles of international law relating to friendly relations and co-operation among states -- The list of the principles of international law relating to friendly relations and co-operation among states -- Equality -- sovereign equality, respect for the rights inherent in sovereignty -- Independence -- non-intervention in internal affairs -- Peaceful co-existence -- refraining from the threat or use of force -- The historical origins -- Aggression -- Right to self-defence -- Collective security system -- Humanitarian intervention -- Neutrality |
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Peaceful co-existence -- pacific settlement of disputes -- Direct negotiation, good offices, and mediation -- Inquiry and conciliation -- International arbitration -- International courts -- Cases and materials (selected parts) -- 4. The notion of the subjects of international law and the state as the main subject -- The notion of the subject of international law -- State -- Traditional criteria of statehood -- The concept of sovereignty -- Recognition -- State succession -- Extinction of statehood -- Cases and materials (selected parts) -- 5. Other subjects of international law |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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The people as a subject of international law |
| Subject |
International law.
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Law.
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International law
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Law
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000477320 |
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1000477320 |
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