Justification and Excuse in International Law

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-107-51399-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 130, 608 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 803 g

Reihe: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law

The defences available to an agent accused of wrongdoing can be considered as justifications (which render acts lawful) or excuses (which shield the agent from the legal consequences of the wrongful act). This distinction is familiar to many domestic legal systems, and tracks analogous notions in moral philosophy and ordinary language. Nevertheless, it remains contested in some domestic jurisdictions where it is often argued that the distinction is purely theoretical and has no consequences in practice. In international law too the distinction has been fraught with controversy, though there are increasing calls for its recognition. This book is the first to comprehensively and thoroughly examine the distinction and its relevance to the international legal order. Combining an analysis of State practice, historical, doctrinal and theoretical developments, the book shows that the distinction is not only possible in international law but that it is also one that would have important practical implications.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Paddeu, Federica

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Justification and excuse in international law; 2. Consent; 3. Self-defence; 4. Countermeasures; 5. Force majeure; 5. State of necessity; 6. Distress; Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Paddeu, Federica
Federica Paddeu is the John Tiley Fellow in Law at Queens' College, Cambridge and a fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, Cambridge.