The Perplexities of Modern International Law

by Académie de Droit International de la Ha Staff, Shabtai Rosenne

2002 · Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

The Academy is an institution for the study and teaching of Public and Private International Law and related subjects. Its purpose is to encourage a thorough and impartial examination of the problems arising from international relations in the field of law. The courses deal with the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject, including legislation and case law. All courses at the Academy are, in principle, published in the language in which they were delivered in the "Collected Courses of the" "Hague Academy of International Law," The contents of this volume consist of: - The Perplexities of Modern International Law. General Course on Public International Law by Sh. ROSENNE, former Ambassador of Israel, Jerusalem. To access the abstract texts for this volume please click here

The International Law Commission's Articles on State Responsibility

by United Nations. International Law Commission, James Crawford

2002 · Cambridge University Press

In 2001 the International Law Commission completed its work on State responsibility, begun 40 years previously. The Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts marks a major step in the codification and progressive development of international law, comparable in significance to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. The Articles cover such topics as attributing conduct to the State; defining when there has been a breach of international law and the excuses or justifications for breaches; reparation for injustices, the invocation of responsibility, especially standing of States in the public interest, and the rules relating to countermeasures. The Articles develop basic concepts of international law, in particular peremptory norms and obligations to the international community as a whole. They signal definitively how international law has moved away from a purely bilateral conception of responsibility to accommodate categories of general public interest (human rights, the environment etc.).

Looking Ahead:International Law in the 21st Century

by Canadian Council on International Law. Conference

2002 · Kluwer Law International B.V.

The Canadian Council on International Law was founded in 1972 by a group of some of Canada's leading and most distinguished scholars and practitioners in international law. The Council supports the development and exchange of ideas amongst a community of persons interested in international law with particular focus on the Canadian perspective on international matters. To this end, one of the major activities of the Council is to hold an annual conference. This year's conference proceedings comprise a collection of essays written by leading academics and practitioners on the theme: Looking Ahead: International Law in the 21st Century. A wide range of subject areas is addressed, including the International Criminal Court, international legal theory, international dispute resolution, public international law, private international law, international trade law, international human rights law, international environmental law, immigration law, and technology and international law. Le Conseil canadien de droit international a andeacute;tandeacute; fondandeacute; en 1972 par un groupe d'acadandeacute;miciens et de practiciens en droit international parmi les plus distinguandeacute;s au Canada. Le Conseil appuie le dandeacute;veloppement et l'andeacute;change d'idandeacute;es au sein d'une communautandeacute; d'individus intandeacute;ressandeacute;s par le droit international, avec une concentration particuliandegrave;re sur les perspectives canadiennes vis-andagrave;-vis les affaires internationales. andAgrave; cette fin, une des activitandeacute;s principales du Conseil est d'organiser un congrandegrave;s annuel.