United Nations Law Making

Author : Christopher C. Joyner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1997-04-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521586593

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The United Nations and International Law by Christopher C. Joyner Pdf

This volume provides students and scholars with a text that examines, explains, and appraises contributions made by the United Nations to contemporary international law and the law-creating process. The authors consider how UN institutions have made the law, what law has been made, and the extent to which that law has been meaningfully accepted by and evidenced in contemporary state practice. The study first deals with processes and measures that cut across law-making, covering practical as well as conceptual aspects. Then the substantive law is addressed in terms of the different fields of activity that the United Nations has made subject to legal rules and processes. Some chapters cover prominent areas, such as human rights, use of force, and economic relations; others deal with topics which have not previously been examined with sufficient care, such as labor, the environment, refugees, and women. The book's final section deals with the internal law of the UN system itself - the international civil services and financial contributions.

Author : Edward McWhinney
Publisher : New York : Holmes & Meier Publishers
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015009199871

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United Nations Law Making by Edward McWhinney Pdf

UNESCO pub. Study of the role of UN in the development of legal theories and practice in international law - examines international sources of law such as resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council, judicial decisions of the ICJ, etc.; considers the impact of political ideologies and international relations on recognition of the right of self determination and the new international economic order. References.

Author : American Society of International Law
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 2082 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : International law
ISBN : 0521465222

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United Nations Legal Order by American Society of International Law Pdf

The purpose of these volumes is to examine, explain and appraise contributions made by the United Nations system to international law and the law-creating process. The work assesses the effect UN institutions have had on the law-making process, and the extent to which that law has been accepted by and evidenced in contemporary state practice. It is divided into three main parts. The first examines the practical as well as conceptual aspects of the UN system as a source of law. The second part deals with different fields of activity which have become the subjects of legal rules and processes. Areas covered include human rights, use of force and economic relations. In addition, topics that have not previously been examined in such a comprehensive manner, such as shipping, aviation, and private international law, are also discussed. The third part covers the internal law of the UN system - international civil services and financial contributions.

Author : United Nations
Publisher : UN
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : International courts
ISBN : 9211012937

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Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice by United Nations Pdf

The Charter of the United Nations was signed in 1945 by 51 countries representing all continents, paving the way for the creation of the United Nations on 24 October 1945. The Statute of the International Court of Justice forms part of the Charter. The aim of the Charter is to save humanity from war; to reaffirm human rights and the dignity and worth of the human person; to proclaim the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small; and to promote the prosperity of all humankind. The Charter is the foundation of international peace and security.

Author : Sherif Elgebeily
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781315413433

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The Rule of Law in the United Nations Security Council Decision-Making Process by Sherif Elgebeily Pdf

The UN Security Council is entrusted under the UN Charter with primary responsibility for the maintenance and restoration of the international peace; it is the only body with the power to authorise military intervention legally and impose international sanctions where it decides. However, its decision-making process has hitherto been obscure and allegations of political bias have been made against the Security Council in its responses to potential international threats. Despite the rule of law featuring on the Security Council’s agenda for over a decade and a UN General Assembly declaration in 2012 establishing that the rule of law should apply internally to the UN, the Security Council has yet to formulate or incorporate a rule of law framework that would govern its decision-making process. This book explains the necessity of a rule of law framework for the Security Council before analysing existing literature and UN documents on the domestic and international rule of law in search of concepts suitable for transposition to the arena of the Security Council. It emerges with eight core components, which form a bespoke rule of law framework for the Security Council. Against this framework, the Security Council’s decision-making process since the end of the Cold War is meticulously evaluated, illustrating explicitly where and how the rule of law has been undermined or neglected in its behaviour. Ultimately, the book concludes that the Security Council and other bodies are unwilling or unable adequately to regulate the decision-making process against a suitable rule of law framework, and argues that there exists a need for the external regulation of Council practice and judicial review of its decisions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : International law
ISBN : UOM:39015042761570

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Making Better International Law by Anonim Pdf

This publication contains the texts of the papers presented at the UN Colloquium, together with a record of those presentations and of the discussions which took place around them.

Author : United Nations. Treaty Section
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9210552938

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Treaty Handbook by United Nations. Treaty Section Pdf

Revised and updated, this handbook by the Treaty Section of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs is intended as a contribution to UN efforts to assist States in becoming parties to the international treaty framework. It is written in simple language and, with the aid of diagrams and step-by-step instructions, touches upon many aspects of treaty law and practice. This handbook is designed for use by States, international organizations and other relevant entities. In particular, it is intended to provide some degree of assistance to States that may have scarce resources and limited technical proficiency in treaty law and practice to participate fully in the multilateral treaty framework.

Author : Antonio Cassese,Joseph H. H. Weiler
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783110892673

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Change and Stability in International Law-Making by Antonio Cassese,Joseph H. H. Weiler Pdf

Change and Stability in International Law-Making.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : OCLC:467193920

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alan Boyle,Christine Chinkin
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007-02-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191021763

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The Making of International Law by Alan Boyle,Christine Chinkin Pdf

This is a study of the principal negotiating processes and law-making tools through which contemporary international law is made. It does not seek to give an account of the traditional - and untraditional - sources and theories of international law, but rather to identify the processes, participants and instruments employed in the making of international law. It accordingly examines some of the mechanisms and procedures whereby new rules of law are created or old rules are amended or abrogated. It concentrates on the UN, other international organisations, diplomatic conferences, codification bodies, NGOs, and courts. Every society perceives the need to differentiate between its legal norms and other norms controlling social, economic and political behaviour. But unlike domestic legal systems where this distinction is typically determined by constitutional provisions, the decentralised nature of the international legal system makes this a complex and contested issue. Moreover, contemporary international law is often the product of a subtle and evolving interplay of law-making instruments, both binding and non-binding, and of customary law and general principles. Only in this broader context can the significance of so-called 'soft law' and multilateral treaties be fully appreciated. An important question posed by any examination of international law-making structures is the extent to which we can or should make judgments about their legitimacy and coherence, and if so in what terms. Put simply, a law-making process perceived to be illegitimate or incoherent is more likely to be an ineffective process. From this perspective, the assumption of law-making power by the UN Security Council offers unique advantages of speed and universality, but it also poses a particular challenge to the development of a more open and participatory process observable in other international law-making bodies.

Author : Ramsden, Michael
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781788119382

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International Justice in the United Nations General Assembly by Ramsden, Michael Pdf

International Justice in the United Nations General Assembly probes the role that the UN’s plenary body has played in developing international criminal law and addressing country-specific impunity gaps. It covers the General Assembly’s norm-making capabilities, its judicial and investigatory functions, and the legal effect of its recommendations. With talk of a ‘new Cold War’ and growing levels of plenary activism in the face of Security Council deadlock, this book will make for timely and essential reading for all in the field of international criminal justice.

Author : Theodor Meron
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015011550657

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Human Rights Law-making in the United Nations by Theodor Meron Pdf

Examining in detail the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, this book studies and critiques the methods employed by the United Nations in adopting instruments to protect human rights. Pointing to many examples of unclear provisions and of overlap and conflict within a single instrument or between instruments, Meron concludes that the present system of law-making is inadequate and suggests some reforms both of the institutions and of the process itself.

Author : Rosalyn Higgins,Philippa Webb,Dapo Akande,Sandesh Sivakumaran,James Sloan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1642 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192537195

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Oppenheim's International Law: United Nations by Rosalyn Higgins,Philippa Webb,Dapo Akande,Sandesh Sivakumaran,James Sloan Pdf

The United Nations, whose specialized agencies were the subject of an Appendix to the 1958 edition of Oppenheim's International Law: Peace, has expanded beyond all recognition since its founding in 1945.This volume represents a study that is entirely new, but prepared in the way that has become so familiar over succeeding editions of Oppenheim. An authoritative and comprehensive study of the United Nations' legal practice, this volume covers the formal structures of the UN as it has expanded over the years, and all that this complex organization does. All substantive issues are addressed in separate sections, including among others, the responsibilities of the UN, financing, immunities, human rights, preventing armed conflicts and peacekeeping, and judicial matters. In examining the evolving structures and ever expanding work of the United Nations, this volume follows the long-held tradition of Oppenheim by presenting facts uncoloured by personal opinion, in a succinct text that also offers in the footnotes a wealth of information and ideas to be explored. It is book that, while making all necessary reference to the Charter, the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and other legal instruments, tells of the realities of the legal issues as they arise in the day to day practice of the United Nations. Missions to the UN, Ministries of Foreign Affairs, practitioners of international law, academics, and students will all find this book to be vital in their understanding of the workings of the legal practice of the UN. Research for this publication was made possible by The Balzan Prize, which was awarded to Rosalyn Higgins in 2007 by the International Balzan Foundation.

Author : Simon Chesterman,David M. Malone,Santiago Villalpando
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 737 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780190947842

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The Oxford Handbook of United Nations Treaties by Simon Chesterman,David M. Malone,Santiago Villalpando Pdf

The United Nations is a vital part of the international order. Yet this book argues that the greatest contribution of the UN is not what it has achieved (improvements in health and economic development, for example) or avoided (global war, say, or the use of weapons of mass destruction). It is, instead, the process through which the UN has transformed the structure of international law to expand the range and depth of subjects covered by treaties. This handbook offers the first sustained analysis of the UN as a forum in which and an institution through which treaties are negotiated and implemented. Chapters are written by authors from different fields, including academics and practitioners; lawyers and specialists from other social sciences (international relations, history, and science); professionals with an established reputation in the field; younger researchers and diplomats involved in the negotiation of multilateral treaties; and scholars with a broader view on the issues involved. The volume thus provides unique insights into UN treaty-making. Through the thematic and technical parts, it also offers a lens through which to view challenges lying ahead and the possibilities and limitations of this understudied aspect of international law and relations.

Author : Bertrand G. Ramcharan
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004303140

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United Nations Protection of Humanity and Its Habitat by Bertrand G. Ramcharan Pdf

This book is a study of the future of international law as well as the future of the United Nations. It is the first study ever bringing together the laws, policies and practices of the UN for the protection of the earth, the oceans, outer space, human rights, victims of armed conflicts and of humanitarian emergencies, the poor, the vulnerable and the disadvantaged world-wide. It reviews unprecedented dangers and challenges facing humanity such as climate change and weapons of mass destruction, and argues that the international law of the future must become an international law of security and of protection. It submits that the concept of international security in the UN Charter can no longer be restricted to situations of armed conflict but must be given its natural meaning: whatever threatens the security of humanity. It calls for the Security Council to perform its role as the guardian of the security of humankind and sees a leadership role for the UN Secretary-General in analysing and presenting challenges of international security and protection to the Security Council for its attention.