Transition from Illegal Regimes under International Law

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-521-19777-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 78, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 731 g

Reihe: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law

Yaël Ronen analyses the international legal ramifications of illegal territorial regimes, namely the illegal annexation of territory or illegal declarations of independence, by reference to the stage of transition from an illegal territorial regime to a lawful one. Six case studies (Namibia, Zimbabwe, the Baltic States, the South African Bantustans, East Timor and northern Cyprus) are used to explore the tension between the invalidity of the illegal regime's acts and their effectiveness, with respect to the international relations of such territories, their domestic legal systems, the status of settlers and land transfers. Relying heavily on primary and previously unconsidered sources, she focuses on the international legal constraints on the post-transition regime's policy, particularly in the context of international human rights law.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ronen, Yaël

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. The Law Governing Illegal Territorial Regimes: 1. Introduction; 2. The case studies; 3. The obligation of non-recognition; Part II. Substantive Issues in Transition: 4. Treaty relations of the territory; 5. The status of settlers implanted by the illegal regime; 6. The effect of transition on the internal law of the territory; 7. Land titles granted under the illegal regime; 8. Conclusion: illegality, non-recognition and transition.

Über Autor(innen)

Ronen, Yaël
Yaël Ronen is a faculty member at Sha'arei Mishpat Law College, Israel, and a former diplomat in the Israeli Foreign Service. Her areas of expertise are statehood and territorial status, international human rights law, humanitarian law and international criminal law. She is also editor of the Israel Law Review.