The basics of international law : the UK context /: the UK context. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Math Noortmann, Luke D. Graham.
• Authors: Noortmann, Math; Graham, Luke D
• Contents: I Introduction ; 1 Definition of public international law; 2 The legal nature of public international law; 3 Historical developments; 4 Natural law and positivism; 5 Alternative approaches; 6 Sub-areas of international law; 7 Adjacent legal fields; 8 The nation state and international law; ; II The place of international law in the national legal order ; 9 Direct effect; 10 Monism and dualism; 11 Monism and dualism in practice; 12 Rules of international law having direct or indirect effect; 13 National government bodies and international law; ; III Subjects of international law ; 14 International legal personality; 15 Forms of international legal personality; 16 States; 17 Recognition; 18 Intergovernmental organisations; 19 Liberation movements; 20 New forms of international legal personality; ; IV Sources of public international law ; 21 The sources of international law; 22 Treaties; 23 Customary International Law; 24 Decisions of international organisations; 25 Other sources of law; 26 The relationship between international sources of law and legal rules; ; V Treaty law ; 27 Sources of treaty law; 28 The entry into force of treaties; 29 Reservations; 30 Interpretation of treaties; 31 The validity and effect of treaties; 32 State succession; 33 National law and the entry into force of treaties; ; VI Jurisdiction ; 34 Definition of jurisdiction; 35 Territorial jurisdiction; 36 Functional jurisdiction; 37 Areas outside national jurisdiction; 38 Demarcation of boundaries; 39 Personal jurisdiction; 40 Principles of criminal jurisdiction; 41 National jurisdiction; 42 Extradition; 43 Domestic nationality law; ; VII Immunities ; 44 Limitation of territorial jurisdiction; 45 State immunity; 46 Derived immunities; 47 Diplomatic immunities; ; VIII State responsibility ; 48 State responsibility; 49 International wrongful acts; 50 Circumstances precluding wrongfulness; 51 Cessation and compliance; 52 Diplomatic protection; ; IX Settlement of disputes ; 53 General and special rules; 54 Diplomatic methods; 55 International arbitration; 56 The International Court of Justice; 57 The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; 58 The panel procedures of the World Trade Organization; 59 The Inspection Panel of the World Bank; ; X The enforcement of international law ; 60 Characteristics of the enforcement of international law; 61 Retorsion; 62 Reprisals; 63 Collective measures; ; XI Peace and security ; 64 The prohibition of (armed) force; 65 Exceptions to the prohibition on (armed) force; 66 UN peace operations; 67 International humanitarian law; 68 The International Committee of the Red Cross; ; XII The law of international organisations ; 69 Development of international organisations; 70 Classification of international organisations; 71 Membership of international organisations; 72 Structure of international organisations; 73 Powers of international organisations; 74 Decision-making procedures of international organisations; 75 Rules of procedure of international organisations; 76 Budgetary affairs of international organisations; 77 Immunities and privileges of international organisations; 78 Responsibility of international organisations; ; XIII The United Nations ; 79 Foundation and development; 80 Objectives and principles; 81 UN organs; 82 Relations between the different UN bodies; 83 Powers and functions of UN agencies; 84 The voting procedures in the UN; 85 Immunities and privileges of the UN; 86 The responsibility of the United Nations; 87 The UN and the development of international law; ; XIV Other global international organisations ; 88 Comparison with the United Nations; 89 The International Labour Organization; 90 The World Health Organization; 91 The International Civil Aviation Organization; 92 The International Maritime Organization; ; XV Regional intergovernmental organisations ; 93 The Organization of American States; 94 The European Union; 95 The African Union; 96 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations; 97 Other regional intergovernmental organisations; ; XVI International human rights ; 98 Recognition and development; 99 Categories of human rights; 100 International human rights instruments; 101 Implementation and enforcement mechanisms in international human rights treaties; 102 Monitoring mechanisms; 103 Regional human rights instruments; ; XVII International criminal law ; 104 Development and character of international criminal law; 105 International criminal responsibility; 106 Prosecution and punishment of international crimes by national authorities; 107 International crimes in domestic criminal law; 108 International criminal courts and tribunals; 109 The International Criminal Court; 110 ICC procedure; 111 Cross-border organised crime; 112 Terrorism; 113 International organisations for combating crime; ; XVIII International economic law ; 114 The development of international economic law; 115 The World Trade Organization; 116 The International Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; 117 International monetary organisations; 118 Regional economic organisations and agreements; 119 Development cooperation; ; XIX International environmental law ; 120 The internationalisation of environmental law; 121 Principles of environmental law; 122 UN conferences; 123 Institutionalisation; 124 Environmental treaties; ; List of consulted literature ; Index
• Publisher Details: Manchester : Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 341; International law; International law -- Great Britain
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781526168900; 9781526168924
• Related ISBNs: 9781526168917
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