Furthering The Frontiers Of International Law Sovereignty Human Rights Sustainable Development

Author : Niels M. Blokker,Daniëlla Dam-de Jong,Vid Prislan
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004459892

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Furthering the Frontiers of International Law: Sovereignty, Human Rights, Sustainable Development by Niels M. Blokker,Daniëlla Dam-de Jong,Vid Prislan Pdf

This rich collection focuses on the broad research interests of Professor Nico Schrijver, in whose honour it was created. Written by a wide range of international scholars affiliated with Leiden University's Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, the essays reflect Professor Schrijver's important contribution to academia and practice, particularly in the fields of sovereignty, human rights and sustainable development. The authors aim to reflect on changes in international law and on new developments in the diverse fields they explore. "Furthering frontiers" is the research theme of the Grotius Centre. Its exploration in this thought-provoking volume is a fitting homage to Nico Schrijver's achievements on the occasion of his retirement as Chair of Public International Law of Leiden University.

Author : Donna Lyons
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000990676

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Leading Works in International Law by Donna Lyons Pdf

This volume provides an innovative and engaging way of assessing the development of international law scholarship and practice to date and its potential future development by focusing upon the ‘leading works’ of the discipline. International law has established itself as an important area of academic study and legal practice. Given its academic, legal and everyday significance and its prolific role within law school teaching and research, it is important to question and analyse the development of international law, exploring the complex and shifting interplay between law, policy, theory and culture and the role of international and national actors within a diverse and dynamic community of nations. This collection presents contributions from leading scholars of public international law across the globe and the works chosen by the editor represent a diverse range of subjects within the broader discipline. Each chapter analyses the importance and legacy of a specific work, with a view to reflecting upon how that publication has contributed to shaping the broader literature in the field of international law and how it may continue to have an influence on both scholarship and practice in the future. Taken as a whole, the chapters included in this collection provide an original exploration of a variety of important themes about how the discipline has evolved over time. The Prologue and Epilogue critically assess the development of international law in light of the reflections by contributors. The book will be a valuable resource for lawyers, international law practitioners, students, and academics alike.

Author : Daniëlla Dam-de Jong,Fabian Amtenbrink
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-27
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789462655874

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Netherlands Yearbook of International Law 2021 by Daniëlla Dam-de Jong,Fabian Amtenbrink Pdf

This book engages with international legal responses to the global environmental crisis. Humanity faces a triple planetary crisis, consisting of the interlinked problems of climate change, depletion of biological diversity and pollution.The chapters in this volume of the Netherlands Yearbook of International Law address important questions of how and to what extent these environmental concerns have been integrated into international law, who or what drives these developments, and what all of this tells us about international law’s ability to tackle the challenges that a deteriorating environment brings for the future of life on Earth. The strength of the volume is that it brings together a wide range of perspectives on the ‘greening’ phenomenon in international law. It includes perspectives from international environmental law, human rights law, investment law, financial law, humanitarian law and criminal law. Moreover, it raises important questions regarding the validity of the predominant approach in international law to (the protection of) nature. By providing such a wide range of perspectives on international legal responses (or lack thereof) to the environmental crisis, the volume seeks to engage scholars and practitioners from a variety of disciplines. It invites readers to compare the state-of-the-art across disciplines and to reflect on ways to strengthen international law’s responses to the environmental crisis. Furthermore, as has become standard for the Netherlands Yearbook of International Law, the second part consists of a section on Dutch practice in international law. The Netherlands Yearbook of International Law was first published in 1970. It offers a forum for the publication of scholarly articles in a varying thematic area of public international law. Chapter 3 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Author : Kolawole Olaniyan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780192867834

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Ownership of Proceeds of Corruption in International Law by Kolawole Olaniyan Pdf

Recovery of proceeds deriving from corruption is now increasingly recognized as a principle of contemporary international law. However, people's sovereign and ownership rights over their wealth and natural resources have remained more theoretical than real, especially in the global fight against corruption. As a result, the populations of victim-states often cannot hold their governments accountable for misusing proceeds of corruption, and do not benefit from the recovery, repatriation, management, and use of returned proceeds. In the first comprehensive study on the issue, Kolawole Olaniyan challenges the conventional notion that sovereign and ownership rights over wealth and natural resources - and by extension, the proceeds of corruption - should be exclusively exercised by states. Olaniyan's Ownership of Proceeds of Corruption in International Law examines the relationship between the right to wealth and natural resources, proceeds of corruption, and economic activities. Focusing on victims of corruption, the book argues that victim-states' populations ought to be empowered to pursue grand corruption and asset recovery actions against their governments. It proposes theoretical and legal remedies for recovering proceeds of corruption, encouraging the development of domestic laws.

Author : Ilja Pavone
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781003815815

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Global Pandemics and International Law by Ilja Pavone Pdf

This book reviews the efficacy of Global Health Law, assessing why its legal framework based on the International Health Regulations did not represent a valid tool in the containment of modern global pandemics such as COVID-19. The book provides an introduction to the international legal framework surrounding epidemics and pandemics and the main global governance issues that have been generated by the COVID-19 outbreak. It highlights the main shortcomings of Global Health Law, while also including practical proposals to improve the WHO’s mechanism to prevent and respond to future disease outbreaks, such as the New Pandemic Treaty. Emphasis is placed on what has not worked in the international, regional and national responses to COVID-19. It is argued that the pandemic has shed light on the weaknesses of global and domestic health law. By identifying legal gaps and providing legal arguments, the book contributes to the historical and conceptual foundation as well as the practical development of international law in the new age of COVID-19, with the ultimate goal of stimulating legal reform in this vital new era. The work will be essential reading for academics, researchers and policy-makers working in International Law, Health Law, Environmental Law, Human Rights Law, Biolaw, and the Law of International Organizations.

Author : International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty,International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Law
ISBN : 0889369631

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The Responsibility to Protect by International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty,International Development Research Centre (Canada) Pdf

Responsibility to Protect: Research, bibliography, background. Supplementary volume to the Report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty

Author : Ksenia Kirkham
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000982343

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The Routledge Handbook of the Political Economy of Sanctions by Ksenia Kirkham Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of the Political Economy of Sanctions examines the core issues and debates surrounding this controversial topic, introducing readers to essential concepts and terms. It communicates the evolving character of international sanctions from diverse perspectives, with a particular emphasis on questions of efficacy, legality, and legitimacy of sanctions, as well as the mechanisms by which they are applied. This interdisciplinary book explores the international political economy of sanctions in the constantly changing context of geopolitical rivalry. The authors investigate various theoretical and historical approaches to sanctions and apply these to specific case studies, such as the African Union, China, Cuba, India, Russia, Turkey, and the United States. The book gives a voice to sanctioned states and considers the impact of secondary sanctions. It analyses sanctions with reference to wider political debates such as national security, state sovereignty, economic warfare, and sustainability. This handbook will be of immense interest to students, researchers, and scholars in the fields of political economy, international sanctions, political science, international relations, and foreign policy. It will also be useful for all those employed by political institutions, businesses, and nongovernmental organisations when assessing current sanctions regimes.

Author : European Commission for Democracy through Law,Council of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9287171343

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Definition and Development of Human Rights and Popular Sovereignty in Europe by European Commission for Democracy through Law,Council of Europe Pdf

What role do the people play in defining and developing human rights? This volume explores the very topical issue of the lack of democratic legitimisation of national and international courts and the question of whether rendering the original process of defining human rights more democratic at the national and international level would improve the degree of protection they afford. The authors venture to raise the crucial question: When can a democratic society be considered to be mature enough so as to be trusted to provide its own definition of human rights obligations?

Author : Stephen Humphreys
Publisher : ICHRP
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 9782940259830

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Climate Change and Human Rights by Stephen Humphreys Pdf

Author : Yen-Chiang Chang,Kum Fai Yuen,David Ong,Shih-Ming Kao
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832535370

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Rule of law in the governance of new frontiers of the marine environment by Yen-Chiang Chang,Kum Fai Yuen,David Ong,Shih-Ming Kao Pdf

Author : Nico J. Schrijver
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008-12-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789047444466

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The Evolution of Sustainable Development in International Law: Inception, Meaning and Status by Nico J. Schrijver Pdf

Also available as an e-book In a relatively short time the concept of “sustainable development” has become firmly established in the field of international law. The World Commission on Environment and Development concisely defined sustainable development as follows: “development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. This definition takes into account the needs of both the present and future generations as well as the capacity of the earth and its natural resources which by clear implication should not be depleted by a small group of people (in industrialized countries). The aim of this book is threefold : to review the genesis and to clarify the meaning of the concept of sustainable development, as well as to assess its status within public international law. Furthermore, it examines the legal principles that have emerged in the pursuit of sustainable development. Lastly, it assesses to what extent the actual evolution of law demonstrates the balance and integration with all pertinent fields of international law as urged by the Rio, Johannesburg, and World Summit documents. This is the second volume in the Hague Academy of International Law Pocket Book series; it contains the text of the course given at the Hague Academy by Professor Schrijver.

Author : Lavanya Rajamani,Jacqueline Peel
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1104 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192589033

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The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law by Lavanya Rajamani,Jacqueline Peel Pdf

The second edition of this leading reference work provides a comprehensive discussion of the dynamic and important field of international law concerned with environmental protection. It is edited by globally-recognised international environmental law scholars, Professor Lavanya Rajamani and Professor Jacqueline Peel, and features 67 chapters authored by 76 renowned experts in their fields. The Handbook discusses the key principles underpinning international environmental law, its relevant actors and tools, and rules applying in its substantive sub-fields such as climate law, oceans law, wildlife and biodiversity law, and hazardous substances regulation. It also explores the intersection of international environmental law with other areas of international law, such as those concerned with trade, investment, disaster, migration, armed conflict, intellectual property, energy, and human rights. The Handbook sets its discussion of international environmental law in the broader interdisciplinary context of developments in science, ethics, politics and economics, which inform the way in which environmental rules are made, implemented, and enforced. It provides an introduction to the foundations of international environmental law while also engaging with questions at the frontiers of research, teaching, and practice in the field, including the role of Global South perspectives, the contribution made by Earth jurisprudence, and the growing role of a diverse range of actors from indigenous peoples to business and industry. Like the first edition, this second edition of the Handbook is an essential reference text for all engaged with environmental issues at the international level and the applicable governance and regulatory structures.

Author : Mark Pieth,Tina Søreide
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781802206494

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Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Corruption Law by Mark Pieth,Tina Søreide Pdf

Presenting the broad spectrum of interdisciplinary academic research on corruption, this essential reference book examines anti-corruption legislation, governance mechanisms, international instruments, and other preventative measures intended to tackle corruption. Including over 100 entries and adopting a comprehensive approach to researching and combating corruption, this Encyclopedia covers the key ideas, concepts, and theories in corruption law.

Author : International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Commission on Environmental Law
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 283170524X

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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development by International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Commission on Environmental Law Pdf

This is an updated edition of the 1995 version. In the mid-1980's, the IUCN CEL, in consultation with leading experts from around the world, began to respond to a need later identified by Agenda 21: the preparation of an integrated framework for international environmental law.

Author : Anna Masutti,Pablo Mendes de Leon
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781803923659

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Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Aviation Law by Anna Masutti,Pablo Mendes de Leon Pdf

The Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Aviation Law provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of the dynamic field of aviation law. Curated by two internationally recognized scholars in the field, entries are written by a wealth of specialist academics, legal experts, practitioners, and representatives of global institutions.