Unity and Pluralism in Public International Law

1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-90-411-1664-2
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, Band 39, 288 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

Reihe: Developments in International

The proliferation of international courts and the extension of international regulation to new areas have been considered to be threatening for the unity of Public International Law as a legal system.

These developments are the consequence of the increasing formation of legal subsystems (material international regimes) which continue to grow in complexity. How these trends affect the unity of the international legal system requires theoretical scrutiny of its fundamental bases.

This work considers that the unity of the international legal system depends upon its normative structure, and on the social medium in which it is applied: the evolving international community. A unified international legal system has as its ultimate goal the protection of human dignity through the international regulation of human rights.

The question of the unifying stability of the international legal system and the development of legal subsystems within it encourages a review of the major issues of current Public International Law, considering the evolution from traditional doctrines to recent approaches.

This review is done from an analytical frame that provides a deeper understanding of the current situation of Public International Law as a legal system.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Casanovas, Oriol

Casanovas y La Rosa, Oriol

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Abbreviations. Introductory Note. Part 1: The Legal Structure of Public International Law. I. Public International Law as a Legal System. II. Universality and Particularism in International Custom. III. International Treaties and Material International Regimes. IV. The Open Structure of Public International Law. Part 2: The Evolving International Community. VI. Self-Determination of Peoples and Social Pluralism. VII. The Human Person in International Law. Part 3: The Functions of Public International Law. VIII. State Legal Powers and Common Interests. IX. International Responsibility: Plurality of International Régimes. X. The Pacific Settlement of Disputes and the Multiplicity of International Courts. Conclusion. Selected Bibliography. Table of Cases. Author Index. Subject Index.