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International Law: Cases and Materials with Australian Perspectives [Pehme köide]

(Australian National University, Canberra), (University of Wollongong, New South Wales), (University of Western Australia, Perth), (Griffith University, Queensland)
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 750 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 247x170x41 mm, kaal: 1300 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 03-Nov-2010
  • Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0521609119
  • ISBN-13: 9780521609111
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 750 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 247x170x41 mm, kaal: 1300 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 03-Nov-2010
  • Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0521609119
  • ISBN-13: 9780521609111
Teised raamatud teemal:
With a strong focus on Australian practice and interpretation of international law, this comprehensive cases and materials textbook will provide students with a contemporary understanding of an area of law that has seen major changes in recent years. Written by a team of pre-eminent experts, International Law: Cases and Materials with Australian Perspectives is unique in reflecting the Australian context, perspectives and values on international law. Each chapter covers a substantive area of the law with specialist topics on human rights, law of the sea, and international environmental law. Students will be able to readily identify the key principles, rules and distinctive learning points and will benefit from the clear exposition of state practice in the field, how it has contributed to the development of the law, and how Australian governments have viewed and interpreted international law.

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A contemporary international law cases and materials textbook providing relevant Australian perspectives.
Preface x
About the authors xii
Acknowledgements xiii
Table of Cases
xv
Table of statutes
xxi
Table of treaties and other international instruments
xxiii
Abbreviations xxviii
1 The nature of international law
1(41)
1.1 Introduction
1(1)
1.2 Nature and significance of international law
2(17)
1.2.1 International law, humanity and the rule of law
6(6)
1.2.2 Respect for international law
12(2)
1.2.3 Do rules or norms matter in creating international order?
14(2)
1.2.4 The institutional framework
16(3)
1.3 Public and private international law
19(3)
1.4 The role and nature of participation in international law
22(7)
1.5 The limits of international law
29(8)
1.6 Australian perspectives
37(5)
2 Sources of international law
42(60)
2.1 Introduction
42(7)
2.1.1 Formal and material sources
45(2)
2.1.2 Hierachy of norms
47(2)
2.2 Customary international law
49(27)
2.2.1 Jurisprudence of the ICJ
50(17)
2.2.2 The Nicaragua Case and the development of customary international law
67(3)
2.2.3 Local or regional custom
70(2)
2.2.4 The persistent objector
72(3)
2.2.5 A critique of customary international law
75(1)
2.3 Treaties
76(3)
2.4 Treaties and customary international law
79(6)
2.5 General principles of law
85(5)
2.6 Subsidiary sources of international law
90(3)
2.6.1 Judicial decisions
90(2)
2.6.2 Contributions of publicists
92(1)
2.7 Alternative sources of international law
93(9)
2.7.1 UN practices and the formation of international law
94(6)
2.7.2 Soft law
100(2)
3 Law of treaties
102(57)
3.1 Introduction
102(2)
3.2 What is a treaty?
104(7)
3.2.1 Instruments of less than treaty status
106(3)
3.2.2 Unilateral declarations
109(2)
3.3 Treaty negotiation
111(2)
3.4 Treaty creation
113(2)
3.5 Entry into force of a treaty
115(6)
3.5.1 VCLT provisions
116(3)
3.5.2 Australian practice
119(2)
3.6 Reservations, objections and declarations
121(11)
3.6.1 Reservations
123(5)
3.6.2 Declarations
128(4)
3.7 Legal obligations
132(3)
3.7.1 Following entry into force of a treaty
132(2)
3.7.2 By States which have signed but not ratified the treaty
134(1)
3.8 Treaty interpretation
135(9)
3.8.1 Application of the VCLT rules
136(3)
3.8.2 Australian approaches
139(5)
3.9 Invalidity of a treaty
144(3)
3.10 Suspension or termination of a treaty
147(8)
3.10.1 General provisions
147(3)
3.10.2 Termination as a consequence of material breach
150(1)
3.10.3 Impossibility of performance and fundamental change of circumstances
151(4)
3.11 Treaty amendment and modification
155(4)
4 International and municipal law
159(57)
4.1 Introduction
159(2)
4.2 International law in municipal law
161(8)
4.2.1 The monism-dualism debate
161(4)
4.2.2 Transformation and incorporation
165(3)
4.2.3 Impact on municipal law by decisions of international tribunals
168(1)
4.3 Australian law and international law
169(8)
4.3.1 Development of Australia's international personality
169(4)
4.3.2 The courts and Australia's developing international personality
173(4)
4.4 International law and its influence upon the common law
177(7)
4.5 Treaties and municipal law: Basic principles
184(2)
4.6 Treaty-making
186(4)
4.7 Municipal implementation of treaties
190(10)
4.8 Treaties and municipal law: the courts
200(10)
4.9 Treaties and municipal law: the legislature
210(6)
5 International legal personality
216(49)
5.1 Introduction
216(2)
5.2 Statehood
218(21)
5.2.1 Permanent population
219(1)
5.2.2 Defined territory
220(2)
5.2.3 Government
222(1)
5.2.4 Capacity to enter into relations
223(2)
5.2.5 The Holy see (Vatican)
225(3)
5.2.6 The status of Taiwan
228(2)
5.2.7 Peoples and the right to self-determination
230(5)
5.2.8 Secession
235(1)
5.2.9 New States
236(1)
5.2.10 States in transition
237(2)
5.3 Recognition of States
239(16)
5.3.1 Recognition of statehood and recognition of governments
240(2)
5.3.2 Criteria for recognition
242(4)
5.3.3 State practice: recognition of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
246(4)
5.3.4 Australian practice
250(5)
5.4 International organisations
255(7)
5.5 Other international legal persons
262(3)
6 Sovereignty over territory
265(29)
6.1 Introduction
265(1)
6.2 Occupation
266(14)
6.3 Critical date
280(4)
6.4 Discovery
284(1)
6.5 Accretion
285(1)
6.6 Cession and annexation
286(2)
6.7 Postcolonial critiques
288(1)
6.8 Antarctica
289(1)
6.9 Common heritage of mankind
290(4)
7 Jurisdiction
294(84)
7.1 Introduction
294(1)
7.2 Types of jurisdiction
294(10)
7.3 Territorial jurisdiction
304(12)
7.4 Nationality jurisdiction
316(19)
7.5 Universal jurisdiction
335(11)
7.6 Protective principle
346(4)
7.7 Passive personality jurisdiction
350(3)
7.8 Foreign State immunity
353(15)
7.9 Diplomatic immunity
368(10)
8 State responsibility
378(66)
8.1 Introduction
378(1)
8.2 Basic principles
378(4)
8.3 Wrongful acts
382(4)
8.4 Attributability
386(8)
8.5 Reparation
394(4)
8.6 Defences
398(10)
8.7 Countermeasures
408(4)
8.8 Appropriation of assets
412(8)
8.9 Treatment of foreign nationals
420(20)
8.10 Exhaustion of local remedies
440(4)
9 Human rights
444(57)
9.1 Introduction
444(5)
9.2 The nature of human rights as a discourse in international law
449(19)
9.2.1 The Universal declaration of Human Rights
452(5)
9.2.2 Different kinds of human rights
457(5)
9.2.3 Engaging critically with the human rights discourse
462(6)
9.3 The UN system and the human rights discourse in international law
468(33)
9.3.1 The core treaties of the UN human rights system
471(1)
9.3.1.1 The ICCPR and the ICESCR
471(8)
9.3.1.2 Other core agreements of the UN human rights treaty system
479(3)
9.3.2 Institutions and the human rights discourse within the UN
482(1)
9.3.2.1 Institutions with a general mandate
483(4)
9.3.2.2 Treaty bodies
487(7)
9.3.2.3 Australia and the UN treaty bodies: Toonen and the HRC
494(7)
10 Law of the sea
501(55)
10.1 Introduction
501(3)
10.1.1 Freedom of the Seas
501(2)
10.1.2 Codification
503(1)
10.2 Maritime zones
504(6)
10.2.1 Introduction
504(4)
10.2.2 Baselines
508(1)
10.2.3 Internal waters
509(1)
10.3 Territorial sea
510(11)
10.3.1 Nature of the territorial sea
510(1)
10.3.2 Innocent passage
511(4)
10.3.3 International straits
515(4)
10.3.4 Archipelagic waters
519(2)
10.4 Contiguous zone
521(1)
10.5 Continental shelf
522(5)
10.6 Exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
527(6)
10.7 The high seas
533(2)
10.8 The deep seabed
535(2)
10.9 Delimitation of maritime boundaries
537(9)
10.10 Protection of the marine environment
546(2)
10.11 Piracy
548(4)
10.12 Dispute resolution and the law of the sea
552(4)
11 International environmental law
556(48)
11.1 Introduction: Trends in international law-making for the environment
556(2)
11.2 The development of international environmental law
558(3)
11.3 Institutional framework
561(2)
11.4 Sources of international environmental law
563(2)
11.5 General principles of international environmental law
565(9)
11.5.1 The customary international law of State responsibility
565(6)
11.5.2 Responsibility to avoid causing environmental harm
571(1)
11.5.3 Duty to cooperate
572(2)
11.6 Environmental Principles
574(12)
11.6.1 Sustainable development
574(4)
11.6.2 Intergenerational equity
578(4)
11.6.3 Precautionary principle
582(4)
11.7 International environmental law in Australia: Response to selected issues
586(10)
11.7.1 World heritage
587(4)
11.7.2 Climate change
591(1)
11.7.3 Climate change in the Australian courts
592(4)
11.8 Regional regimes
596(8)
11.8.1 The relationship between global and regional agreements
596(1)
11.8.2 A regional environmental regime: The Antarctic Treaty System
597(7)
12 Enforcement of international law
604(55)
12.1 Introduction
604(2)
12.2 State enforcement
606(18)
12.2.1 Jurisdiction
606(1)
12.2.2 Legislative mechanisms
607(3)
12.2.3 Self-defence
610(14)
12.3 Collective enforcement
624(27)
12.3.1 Collective self-defence
626(3)
12.3.2 Enforcement by the Security Council
629(16)
12.3.3 Responsibility to protect
645(6)
12.4 Enforcement within the World Trade Organization (WTO)
651(8)
13 The peaceful settlement of international disputes
659(53)
13.1 Obligation to settle disputes peacefully
659(5)
13.2 Methods of dispute settlement
664(13)
13.2.1 Negotiation
664(3)
13.2.2 Enquiry
667(2)
13.2.3 Mediation and conciliation
669(4)
13.2.4 Arbitration
673(4)
13.3 Judicial settlement of disputes
677(19)
13.3.1 Introduction
677(1)
13.3.2 Operation and membership of the ICJ
677(3)
13.3.3 Jurisdiction
680(3)
13.3.4 Special agreement
683(2)
13.3.5 Provisions in treaties and conventions
685(1)
13.3.6 Compulsory jurisdiction: The `optional clause'
686(4)
13.3.7 Third parties
690(2)
13.3.8 Provisional measures
692(4)
13.3.9 Enforcement
696(1)
13.4 Advisory jurisdiction of the ICJ
696(6)
13.4.1 Introduction
696(1)
13.4.2 Advisory jurisdiction
697(4)
13.4.3 Effect of an advisory opinion
701(1)
13.5 The relationship between the ICJ and the Security Council
702(5)
13.6 Trends in dispute resolution
707(5)
Index 712
Donald Rothwell is Professor of International Law at Australian National University. Stuart Kaye is Winthrop Professor of Law at the University of Western Australia. Afshin Akhtarkhavari is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Griffith University. Ruth Davis is a Lecturer in Law at University of Wollongong.