Netherlands Yearbook of International Law Volume 41, 2010

Netherlands Yearbook of International Law Volume 41, 2010
Author: I.F. Dekker
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 550
Release: 2011-04-21
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9067047376

The Netherlands Yearbook of International Law was first published in 1970. It has two main aims. It offers a forum for the publication of scholarly articles of a more general nature in the area of public international law including the law of the European Union. In addition, it aims to respond to the demand for information on state practice in the field of international law. Each Yearbook therefore includes an overview of state practice of the Netherlands.

Netherlands Yearbook of International Law 2012

Netherlands Yearbook of International Law 2012
Author: Janne Elisabeth Nijman
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2013-06-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9067049158

The Netherlands Yearbook of International Law (NYIL) was first published in 1970. It offers a forum for the publication of scholarly articles of a more general nature in the area of public international law including the law of the European Union. With this volume on ‘Legal Equality and the International Rule of Law’, the Netherlands Yearbook of International Law celebrates Pieter Kooijmans’ academic, diplomatic, and judicial career by picking up on an important subject in his early writings, the principle of legal equality of states. This volume studies if and how the principle of legal equality of states is still important in the international legal order of the early 21st century. In particular, this volume examines the principle’s current relevance, e.g., in a pluralistic legal order, its relation to hegemony in international relations and international law, and how it functions in contemporary international organisations. The principle is further explored in the fields of international criminal law, international humanitarian law, and the international law of sovereign immunity.

The Concept of Necessity in International Law and the World Trade Organization

The Concept of Necessity in International Law and the World Trade Organization
Author: Senai Woldeab Andemariam
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2024-05-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9004700005

Like many concepts in international law, the definition of “necessity” varies widely depending on context. The concepts of necessity in different fields of international law can maintain their unique definitions while learning from each other, and thereby achieve coherence. This book presents the evolution of the concept of necessity, and discusses its definitions in nine different fields of international law. Centering customary international law and the law of the World Trade Organization in his analysis, Dr. Senai W. Andemariam examines the potential for interactions and coherence between concepts of necessity in various fields of international law.

Eco-Politics and Global Climate Change

Eco-Politics and Global Climate Change
Author: Sachchidanand Tripathi
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2024-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3031480988

This book provides an in-depth insight into the ecological perspective on a number of ongoing issues pertaining to security, the economy, the state, global environmental governance, development, and the environment. The chapters critically compare and analyze the role of global eco-politics in understanding and sorting out issues linked with climate change. Furthermore, it presents a contemporary and accessible description of why we need to embrace eco-politics in order to address the various ecological challenges that we face in the current changing climate scenario.

Principles of International Trade and Investment Law

Principles of International Trade and Investment Law
Author: Mitchell, Andrew D.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2021-09-21
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1788973674

This essential book discusses a wide range of important legal principles such as procedural fairness and reasonableness in the context of international trade and investment law. Using comparative methodology, the authors examine how those principles are reflected in treaties and how they are employed by adjudicators resolving disputes.

Internet Regulation and the International Trade Regime

Internet Regulation and the International Trade Regime
Author: Sun Nanxiang
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2022-06-30
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1000599221

In the age of information, an open Internet is a key component for modern economic development. This book analyses the World Trade Organization Agreement for virtual society and explores key questions regarding internet regulation and trade barriers. Information and communication technology has introduced a transformational element to international trade, in the shape of e-commerce. Although internet technology is conceptually neutral, it can be used as a medium that poses severe threats to individual rights, public morals, public order, and national security. World Trade Organization law and jurisprudence, which are the basis of global economic and trade rules, can be applied in cyberspace but internet regulatory measures can also pose a threat to free trade. This book thus explores the following questions: whether internet regulation constitutes a trade barrier; if so, what form does that take; and whether WTO members can invoke exception clauses to justify their internet regulatory measures? The research provides deep interpretations on treaty law and case law, and draws on additional interdisciplinary approaches to answer these questions. This book will be of great interest to Scholars and Students of law, with a focus on international trade and internet regulation, as well as anyone interested in Chinese cyber law.

Statehood under Water

Statehood under Water
Author: Alejandra Torres Camprubí
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2016-07-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004321616

In Statehood under Water, Alejandra Torres Camprubí revisits the concept of statehood through an analysis on how sea-level rise and the Anthropocene challenge the territorial, demographical, and political dimensions of the State. Closely examining the fight for survival undertaken by low-lying Pacific Island States, the author engages with the legal and policy innovations necessary to address these new scenarios. This monograph reacts against overly formal approaches to the law on statehood, and is devoted to the reconstruction of the context in which both the challenges, and the measures adopted to tackle them, are taking place. Progressively forged within the international community, it is the kind of political and ethical framework that will soon inform the potential transformation of the law on statehood.

The Military Commander's Necessity

The Military Commander's Necessity
Author: Sigrid Redse Johansen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2019-10-03
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1316999742

The idea of military necessity lies at the centre of the law of armed conflict and yet it is less than fully understood. This book analyses which legal limits govern the commander's assessment of military necessity, and argues that military necessity itself is not a limitation. Military necessity calls for a highly discretionary exercise: the assessment. Yet, there is little guidance as to how this discretionary process should be exercised, apart from the notions of 'a reasonable military commander'. A reasonable assessment of 'excessive' civilian losses are presumed to be almost intuitive. Objective standards for determining excessive civilian losses are difficult to identify, particularly when that 'excessiveness' will be understood in relative terms. The perpetual question arises: are civilian losses acceptable if the war can be won? The result is a heavy burden of assessment placed on the shoulders of the military commander.

Protecting Civilians in Refugee Camps

Protecting Civilians in Refugee Camps
Author: Maja Janmyr
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2013-11-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004256989

Rather than serving as civilian and humanitarian safe havens, refugee camps are notorious for their insecurity. Due to the host state’s inability or unwillingness to provide protection, camps are often administered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and its implementing partners. When a violation occurs in these situations, to which actors shall responsibility be allocated? Through an analysis of the International Law Commission’s work on international responsibility, Maja Janmyr argues that the ‘primary’ responsibility of states does not exclude the responsibilities of other actors. Using the example of Uganda, Janmyr questions the general assumption that ‘unable and unwilling’ is the same as ‘unable or unwilling’, and argues for the necessity of distinguishing between these two scenarios. Doing so leads to different conclusions in terms of responsibility for the state, and therefore for UNHCR and its implementing partners.