Reexamining Customary International Law (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Lepard, Brian D.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Reexamining Customary International Law takes on the complex issues and controversies surrounding the history, theory, and practice of customary international law as it reexamines customary law's increasingly important role in world affairs. It incorporates the expertise of distinguished authors to probe many difficult issues that remain unresolved concerning the doctrine of customary law. At the same time, this book engages in a profound exploration of the practical role of customary international law in a variety of important fields, including humanitarian law, human rights law, and air and space law.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108105897
• Artikelnr.: 52845628

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Michael Wood; 1. Introduction: why does customary international
law need reexamining? Brian D. Lepard; Part I. Reexamining Historical and
Theoretical Perspectives on Customary International Law: 2. Customary
international law in historical context: the exercise of power without
general acceptance J. Patrick Kelly; 3. Fake custom Fernando R. Tesón; 4.
The role of consent and uncertainty in the formation of customary
international law Niels Petersen; 5. Customary law and general principles:
rethinking their relationship Thomas Kleinlein; Part II. Reexamining
Customary Humanitarian Law: 6. The ICRC and the clarification of customary
international humanitarian law Jean-Marie Henckaerts and Els Debuf; 7. From
the 'demands of humanity': the formulation of opinio juris in decisions of
international criminal tribunals and the need for a renewed emphasis on
state practice Noora Arajärvi; Part III. Reexamining Customary Human Rights
Law: 8. Towards a new theory of customary international human rights law
Brian D. Lepard; 9. Using customary international law to improve women's
lives Anna Williams Shavers; Part IV. Reexamining Customary Air and Space
Law: 10. Customary international law in aviation: a hundred years of travel
through the competing norms of sovereignty and freedom of overflight Sofia
Michaelides-Mateou; 11. Customary international law and outer space Frans
von der Dunk; Part V. Reexamining Customary International Law: 12.
Concluding reflections: insights from reexamining customary international
law Brian D. Lepard.