Preface |
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About the authors |
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Acknowledgements |
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Table of treaties and other international Instruments |
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Abbreviations |
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1 The nature of international law |
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1 | (51) |
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2 | (2) |
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1.2 Nature and significance of international law |
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4 | (20) |
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1.2.1 International law, humanity and the rule of law |
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9 | (5) |
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1.2.2 Respect for international law |
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14 | (3) |
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1.2.3 Do rules or norms matter in creating international order? |
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17 | (3) |
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1.2.4 The institutional framework |
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20 | (4) |
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1.3 Public and private international law |
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24 | (3) |
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1.4 The role and nature of participation in international law |
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27 | (10) |
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1.5 The limits of international law |
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37 | (9) |
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1.6 Australian perspectives |
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46 | (6) |
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2 Sources of international law |
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52 | (75) |
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53 | (8) |
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2.1.1 Formal and material sources |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (3) |
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2.2 Customary international law |
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61 | (34) |
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2.2.1 Jurisprudence of the ICJ |
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63 | (25) |
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2.2.2 Local or regional custom |
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88 | (2) |
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2.2.3 The persistent objector |
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90 | (3) |
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2.2.4 A critique of customary international law |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (3) |
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2.4 Treaties and customary international law |
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98 | (7) |
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2.5 General principles of law |
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105 | (6) |
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2.6 Subsidiary sources of international law |
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111 | (5) |
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111 | (4) |
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2.6.2 Contributions of publicists |
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115 | (1) |
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2.7 Alternative sources of international law |
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116 | (11) |
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2.7.1 UN practices and the formation of international law |
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117 | (7) |
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124 | (3) |
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127 | (69) |
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128 | (3) |
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131 | (8) |
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3.2.1 Instruments of less than treaty status |
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133 | (4) |
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3.2.2 Unilateral declarations |
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137 | (2) |
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139 | (3) |
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142 | (2) |
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3.5 Entry into force of a treaty |
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144 | (7) |
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145 | (4) |
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3.5.2 Australian practice |
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149 | (2) |
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3.6 Reservations, objections and declarations |
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151 | (13) |
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154 | (6) |
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160 | (4) |
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164 | (4) |
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3.7.1 Following entry into force of a treaty |
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165 | (2) |
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3.7.2 By States which have signed but not ratified the treaty |
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167 | (1) |
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3.8 Treaty interpretation |
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168 | (11) |
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3.8.1 Application of the VCLT rules |
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170 | (3) |
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3.8.2 Australian approaches |
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173 | (6) |
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3.9 Invalidity of a treaty |
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179 | (4) |
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3.10 Suspension or termination of a treaty |
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183 | (9) |
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3.10.1 General provisions |
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184 | (2) |
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3.10.2 Termination as a consequence of material breach |
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186 | (2) |
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3.10.3 Impossibility of performance and fundamental change of circumstances |
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188 | (4) |
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3.11 Treaty amendment and modification |
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192 | (4) |
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4 International and municipal law |
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196 | (72) |
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197 | (2) |
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4.2 International law in municipal law |
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199 | (9) |
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4.2.1 The monism--dualism debate |
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199 | (5) |
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4.2.2 Transformation and incorporation |
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204 | (3) |
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4.2.3 Impact on municipal law by decisions of international tribunals |
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207 | (1) |
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4.3 Australian law and international law |
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208 | (10) |
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4.3.1 Development of Australia's international personality |
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209 | (4) |
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4.3.2 The courts and Australia's developing international personality |
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213 | (5) |
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4.4 International law and its influence upon the common law |
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218 | (8) |
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4.5 Treaties and municipal law: basic principles |
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226 | (2) |
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228 | (5) |
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4.7 Municipal implementation of treaties |
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233 | (12) |
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4.8 Treaties and municipal law: the courts |
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245 | (16) |
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4.9 Treaties and municipal law: the legislature |
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261 | (7) |
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5 International legal personality |
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268 | (64) |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (18) |
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5.2.1 Permanent population |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (3) |
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277 | (1) |
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5.2.4 Capacity to enter into relations |
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278 | (2) |
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5.2.5 The Holy See (Vatican) |
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280 | (3) |
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5.2.6 The status of Taiwan |
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283 | (2) |
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5.2.7 The status of Palestine |
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285 | (4) |
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5.3 Peoples and the right to self-determination |
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289 | (6) |
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295 | (6) |
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5.5 Recognition of States |
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301 | (19) |
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5.5.1 Recognition of statehood and recognition of governments |
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303 | (2) |
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5.5.2 Criteria for recognition |
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305 | (4) |
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5.5.3 State practice: recognition of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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309 | (5) |
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5.5.4 Australian practice |
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314 | (6) |
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5.6 International organisations |
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320 | (8) |
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5.7 Other international legal persons |
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328 | (4) |
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6 Sovereignty over territory |
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332 | (37) |
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333 | (1) |
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334 | (18) |
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352 | (5) |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (2) |
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6.6 Cession and annexation |
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360 | (2) |
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6.7 Postcolonial critiques |
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362 | (2) |
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364 | (1) |
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6.9 Common heritage of mankind |
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365 | (4) |
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369 | (76) |
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370 | (1) |
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7.2 Types of jurisdiction |
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370 | (6) |
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7.3 Territorial jurisdiction |
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376 | (10) |
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7.4 Nationality jurisdiction |
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386 | (14) |
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7.5 Universal jurisdiction |
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400 | (11) |
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411 | (5) |
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7.7 Passive personality jurisdiction |
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416 | (4) |
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7.8 Foreign State immunity |
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420 | (16) |
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436 | (9) |
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445 | (69) |
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446 | (1) |
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446 | (4) |
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450 | (5) |
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455 | (9) |
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464 | (5) |
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469 | (11) |
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480 | (4) |
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8.8 Appropriation of assets |
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484 | (10) |
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8.9 Treatment of foreign nationals |
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494 | (15) |
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8.10 Exhaustion of local remedies |
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509 | (5) |
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514 | (74) |
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515 | (7) |
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9.2 The nature of human rights as a discourse in international law |
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522 | (21) |
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9.2.1 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
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526 | (5) |
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9.2.2 Different kinds of human rights |
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531 | (6) |
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9.2.3 Engaging critically with the human rights discourse |
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537 | (6) |
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9.3 The UN system and the human rights discourse in international law |
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543 | (45) |
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9.3.1 The core treaties of the UN human rights system |
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547 | (1) |
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9.3.1.1 The ICCPR and the ICESCR |
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547 | (11) |
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9.3.1.2 Other core agreements of the UN human rights treaty system |
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558 | (6) |
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9.3.2 Institutions and the human rights discourse within the UN |
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564 | (1) |
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9.3.2.1 Institutions with a general mandate |
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565 | (4) |
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569 | (8) |
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9.3.2.3 Australia and the UN treaty bodies |
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577 | (11) |
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588 | (65) |
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589 | (3) |
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10.1.1 Freedom of the seas |
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589 | (2) |
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591 | (1) |
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592 | (8) |
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592 | (5) |
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597 | (2) |
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599 | (1) |
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600 | (12) |
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10.3.1 Nature of the territorial sea |
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600 | (1) |
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601 | (4) |
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10.3.3 International straits |
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605 | (5) |
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10.3.4 Archipelagic waters |
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610 | (2) |
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612 | (1) |
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613 | (6) |
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10.6 Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) |
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619 | (7) |
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626 | (3) |
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629 | (3) |
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10.9 Delimitation of maritime boundaries |
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632 | (9) |
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10.10 Protection of the marine environment |
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641 | (3) |
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644 | (5) |
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10.12 Dispute resolution and the law of the sea |
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649 | (4) |
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11 International environmental law |
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653 | (59) |
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11.1 Introduction: trends in international law-making for the environment |
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654 | (3) |
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11.2 The development of international environmental law |
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657 | (4) |
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11.3 Institutional framework |
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661 | (2) |
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11.4 Sources of international environmental law |
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663 | (3) |
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11.5 General principles of international environmental law |
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666 | (12) |
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11.5.1 State responsibility and the prevention of environmental harm |
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666 | (7) |
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11.5.2 Responsibility to avoid causing environmental harm |
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673 | (2) |
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675 | (3) |
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11.6 Environmental principles |
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678 | (13) |
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11.6.1 Sustainable development |
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678 | (5) |
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11.6.2 Intergenerational equity |
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683 | (4) |
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11.6.3 Precautionary principle |
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687 | (4) |
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11.7 International environmental law in Australia: response to selected issues |
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691 | (12) |
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692 | (5) |
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697 | (1) |
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11.7.3 Climate change in the Australian courts |
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698 | (5) |
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703 | (9) |
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11.8.1 The relationship between global and regional agreements |
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703 | (2) |
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11.8.2 A regional environmental regime: the Antarctic Treaty System |
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705 | (7) |
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712 | (57) |
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713 | (2) |
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715 | (21) |
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12.2.1 Classical self-defence |
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715 | (9) |
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12.2.2 Self-defence and non-State actors |
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724 | (5) |
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12.2.3 Anticipatory self-defence |
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729 | (3) |
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12.2.4 Collective self-defence |
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732 | (4) |
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12.3 UN-sanctioned use of force |
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736 | (12) |
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12.4 Humanitarian intervention and 'responsibility to protect' |
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748 | (21) |
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13 Enforcement of international law |
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769 | (36) |
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770 | (1) |
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771 | (12) |
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772 | (2) |
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774 | (2) |
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13.2.3 War crimes and genocide |
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776 | (7) |
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13.3 Collective enforcement |
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783 | (13) |
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786 | (5) |
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791 | (5) |
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13.4 Enforcement within the World Trade Organization (WTO) |
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796 | (9) |
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14 The peaceful settlement of international disputes |
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805 | (66) |
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14.1 Obligation to settle disputes peacefully |
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806 | (6) |
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14.2 Methods of dispute settlement |
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812 | (15) |
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812 | (4) |
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816 | (2) |
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14.2.3 Mediation and conciliation |
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818 | (5) |
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823 | (4) |
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14.3 Judicial settlement of disputes |
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827 | (23) |
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827 | (1) |
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14.3.2 Operation and membership of the ICJ |
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828 | (3) |
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831 | (3) |
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834 | (3) |
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14.3.5 Provisions in treaties and conventions |
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837 | (1) |
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14.3.6 Compulsory jurisdiction: the 'optional clause' |
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838 | (6) |
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844 | (2) |
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14.3.8 Provisional measures |
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846 | (3) |
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849 | (1) |
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14.4 Advisory jurisdiction of the ICJ |
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850 | (10) |
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850 | (1) |
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14.4.2 Advisory jurisdiction |
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851 | (8) |
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14.4.3 Effect of an advisory opinion |
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859 | (1) |
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14.5 The relationship between the ICJ and the Security Council |
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860 | (4) |
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14.6 Trends in dispute resolution |
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864 | (7) |
Index |
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