Preface |
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About the authors |
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Acknowledgements |
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Table of cases |
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Table of statutes |
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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 | (44) |
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2 | (1) |
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1.2 Nature and significance of international law |
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3 | (16) |
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1.2.1 The rule of 'international' law |
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7 | (4) |
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1.2.2 Respect for international law |
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11 | (2) |
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1.2.3 Do rules or norms matter in creating international order? |
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13 | (3) |
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1.2.4 The institutional framework |
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16 | (3) |
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1.3 Public and private international law |
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19 | (4) |
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1.4 The role and nature of participation in international law |
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23 | (7) |
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1.5 The limits of international law |
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30 | (9) |
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1.6 Australian perspectives |
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39 | (4) |
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43 | (2) |
2 Sources of international law |
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45 | (65) |
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46 | (6) |
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2.1.1 The traditional sources of international law |
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46 | (2) |
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48 | (4) |
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2.2 Customary international law |
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52 | (30) |
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2.2.1 Jurisprudence of the ICJ |
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54 | (23) |
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2.2.2 Local or regional custom |
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77 | (2) |
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2.2.3 The persistent objector |
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79 | (3) |
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82 | (1) |
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2.4 Treaties and customary international law |
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83 | (7) |
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2.5 General principles of law |
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90 | (6) |
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2.6 Subsidiary sources of international law |
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96 | (4) |
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96 | (3) |
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2.6.2 Contributions of publicists |
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99 | (1) |
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2.7 Alternative sources of international law |
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100 | (9) |
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2.7.1 UN practices and the formation of international law |
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101 | (6) |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (1) |
3 Law of treaties |
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110 | (63) |
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111 | (3) |
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3.1.1 Growth of treaty-making |
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111 | (3) |
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114 | (9) |
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3.2.1 Instruments of less than treaty status |
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118 | (2) |
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3.2.2 Unilateral declarations |
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120 | (3) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (2) |
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3.5 Entry into force of a treaty |
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127 | (6) |
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127 | (5) |
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3.5.2 Australian practice |
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132 | (1) |
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3.6 Reservations, objections and declarations |
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133 | (10) |
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136 | (4) |
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140 | (3) |
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143 | (3) |
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3.7.1 Following entry into force of a treaty |
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143 | (2) |
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3.7.2 By States that have signed but not ratified the treaty |
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145 | (1) |
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3.8 Treaty interpretation |
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146 | (10) |
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3.8.1 Application of the VCLT rules |
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147 | (6) |
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3.8.2 Australian approaches |
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153 | (3) |
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3.9 Invalidity of a treaty |
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156 | (3) |
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3.10 Suspension or termination of a treaty |
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159 | (9) |
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3.10.1 General provisions |
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160 | (3) |
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3.10.2 Termination as a consequence of material breach |
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163 | (2) |
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3.10.3 Impossibility of performance and fundamental change of circumstances |
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165 | (3) |
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3.11 Treaty amendment and modification |
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168 | (4) |
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172 | (1) |
4 International and municipal law |
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173 | (61) |
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174 | (2) |
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4.2 International law in municipal law |
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176 | (7) |
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4.2.1 Theoretical perspectives: the monism-dualism debate |
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176 | (5) |
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4.2.2 The 'transformation' and 'incorporation' approaches |
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181 | (2) |
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4.3 Australian law and international law |
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183 | (12) |
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4.3.1 Development of Australia's international personality |
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184 | (2) |
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4.3.2 Treaty-making in Australia |
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186 | (4) |
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4.3.3 Responses by Australian courts to international law |
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190 | (5) |
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4.4 Customary international law and its influence upon the common law |
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195 | (7) |
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4.5 Treaties and municipal law: basic principles |
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202 | (2) |
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4.6 Treaties and municipal law: implementation |
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204 | (12) |
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4.7 Treaties and municipal law: the courts |
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216 | (12) |
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4.8 Treaties and municipal law: constitutional and legislative options |
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228 | (5) |
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233 | (1) |
5 International legal personality |
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234 | (55) |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (17) |
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5.2.1 Permanent population |
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239 | (1) |
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239 | (3) |
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242 | (1) |
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5.2.4 Capacity to enter into relations |
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243 | (2) |
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5.2.5 The Holy See (Vatican City) |
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245 | (3) |
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5.2.6 The status of Taiwan |
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248 | (2) |
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5.2.7 The status of Palestine |
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250 | (4) |
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5.3 Recognition of States |
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254 | (15) |
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5.3.1 Recognition of statehood and recognition of governments |
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256 | (3) |
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5.3.2 State practice: recognition of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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259 | (5) |
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5.3.3 Australian practice |
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264 | (5) |
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269 | (11) |
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5.4.1 International organisations |
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272 | (4) |
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5.4.2 Other international legal persons |
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276 | (4) |
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5.5 Peoples and the right to self-determination |
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280 | (4) |
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284 | (4) |
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288 | (1) |
6 Sovereignty over territory |
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289 | (31) |
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290 | (1) |
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6.2 Occupation and acquiescence |
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290 | (16) |
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6.2.1 Terra nuNus and indigenous rights |
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303 | (3) |
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306 | (4) |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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6.6 Cession and annexation |
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312 | (2) |
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6.7 Postcolonial critiques |
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314 | (2) |
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316 | (1) |
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6.9 Common heritage of mankind |
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317 | (2) |
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319 | (1) |
7 Jurisdiction |
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320 | (70) |
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321 | (1) |
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7.2 Types of jurisdiction |
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321 | (5) |
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7.3 Territorial jurisdiction |
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326 | (6) |
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7.4 Nationality jurisdiction |
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332 | (15) |
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7.5 Universal jurisdiction |
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347 | (11) |
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358 | (4) |
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7.7 Passive personality jurisdiction |
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362 | (4) |
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7.8 Foreign State immunity |
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366 | (18) |
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384 | (5) |
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389 | (1) |
8 State responsibility |
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390 | (63) |
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391 | (1) |
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392 | (3) |
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395 | (5) |
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400 | (9) |
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409 | (6) |
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8.6 Circumstances precluding wrongfulness |
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415 | (10) |
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425 | (3) |
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8.8 Nationalisation of foreign assets |
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428 | (9) |
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8.9 Diplomatic protection and nationality of claims |
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437 | (4) |
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8.10 Treatment of foreign nationals |
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441 | (7) |
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8.11 Exhaustion of local remedies |
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448 | (4) |
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452 | (1) |
9 Human rights |
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453 | (63) |
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454 | (6) |
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9.2 The nature of human rights as a discourse in international law |
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460 | (9) |
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9.3 The UN system and the human rights discourse in international law |
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469 | (25) |
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9.3.1 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
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471 | (6) |
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9.3.2 Different kinds of human rights |
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477 | (1) |
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9.3.3 The core treaties of the UN human rights system |
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478 | (2) |
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9.3.4 The ICCPR and the ICESCR |
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480 | (9) |
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9.3.5 Other core agreements of the UN human rights treaty system |
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489 | (5) |
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9.4 Institutions and the human rights discourse within the UN |
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494 | (9) |
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9.4.1 Institutions with a general mandate |
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495 | (4) |
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499 | (4) |
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9.5 Australia and the UN treaty bodies |
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503 | (12) |
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515 | (1) |
10 Law of the sea |
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516 | (58) |
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517 | (3) |
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10.1.1 Freedom of the seas |
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517 | (2) |
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519 | (1) |
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520 | (7) |
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520 | (4) |
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524 | (2) |
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526 | (1) |
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527 | (10) |
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10.3.1 Nature of the territorial sea |
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527 | (1) |
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528 | (3) |
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10.3.3 International straits |
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531 | (4) |
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10.3.4 Archipelagic waters |
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535 | (2) |
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537 | (1) |
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538 | (6) |
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10.6 Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) |
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544 | (7) |
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551 | (3) |
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554 | (2) |
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10.9 Delimitation of maritime boundaries |
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556 | (8) |
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10.10 Protection of the marine environment |
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564 | (2) |
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10.11 Dispute resolution and the law of the sea |
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566 | (6) |
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572 | (2) |
11 International environmental law |
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574 | (49) |
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11.1 Introduction: trends in international law-making for the environment |
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575 | (2) |
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11.2 The development of international environmental law |
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577 | (2) |
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11.3 Institutional framework |
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579 | (3) |
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11.4 State responsibility and the prevention of environmental harm |
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582 | (13) |
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11.5 Environmental principles |
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595 | (11) |
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11.5.1 Sustainable development |
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596 | (3) |
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11.5.2 Intergenerational equity |
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599 | (3) |
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11.5.3 Precautionary principle |
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602 | (4) |
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11.6 International environmental law in Australia: response to selected issues |
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606 | (11) |
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607 | (2) |
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609 | (4) |
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11.6.3 Climate change in the Australian courts |
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613 | (4) |
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617 | (5) |
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11.7.1 The relationship between global and regional agreements |
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617 | (1) |
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11.7.2 A regional environmental regime: the Antarctic Treaty System |
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618 | (4) |
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622 | (1) |
12 International trade law |
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623 | (54) |
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624 | (5) |
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12.1.1 Economic theories of trade |
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625 | (2) |
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12.1.2 History of international trade law |
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627 | (2) |
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12.2 The World Trade Organization |
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629 | (8) |
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12.2.1 WTO Agreement and Annexes |
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630 | (1) |
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12.2.2 Structure of the WTO |
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630 | (2) |
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12.2.3 Special and differential treatment |
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632 | (2) |
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12.2.4 Dispute settlement at the WTO |
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634 | (3) |
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12.3 Core disciplines of the GATT |
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637 | (11) |
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637 | (1) |
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12.3.2 Quantitative measures |
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638 | (2) |
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12.3.3 'Most-favoured-nation' (MFN) |
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640 | (2) |
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12.3.4 National treatment |
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642 | (6) |
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648 | (8) |
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12.4.1 General exceptions |
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648 | (5) |
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12.4.2 Security exception |
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653 | (1) |
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654 | (2) |
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12.5 Free trade agreements |
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656 | (4) |
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12.6 The regimes on dumping and subsidies |
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660 | (6) |
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660 | (3) |
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12.6.2 Subsidies and countervailing measures |
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663 | (3) |
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12.7 Regulatory standards |
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666 | (7) |
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667 | (4) |
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671 | (2) |
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673 | (3) |
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676 | (1) |
13 Use of force |
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677 | (52) |
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678 | (2) |
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680 | (23) |
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13.2.1 Classical self-defence |
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680 | (8) |
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13.2.2 Self-defence and non-State actors |
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688 | (6) |
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13.2.3 Anticipatory self-defence |
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694 | (4) |
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13.2.4 Collective self-defence |
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698 | (5) |
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13.3 UN-sanctioned use of force |
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703 | (10) |
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13.4 Intervention by consent |
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713 | (4) |
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13.5 Humanitarian intervention and 'responsibility to protect' |
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717 | (10) |
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727 | (2) |
14 Enforcement of international law |
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729 | (30) |
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730 | (1) |
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731 | (11) |
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732 | (2) |
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734 | (2) |
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14.2.3 War crimes and genocide |
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736 | (6) |
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14.3 Collective enforcement |
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742 | (16) |
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746 | (8) |
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754 | (4) |
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758 | (1) |
15 The peaceful settlement of international disputes |
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759 | (58) |
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15.1 Obligation to settle disputes peacefully |
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760 | (6) |
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15.2 Methods of dispute settlement |
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766 | (15) |
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766 | (4) |
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770 | (2) |
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15.2.3 Mediation and conciliation |
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772 | (5) |
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777 | (4) |
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15.3 Judicial settlement of disputes |
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781 | (20) |
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781 | (1) |
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15.3.2 Operation and membership of the ICJ |
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781 | (3) |
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784 | (3) |
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787 | (2) |
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15.3.5 Provisions in treaties and conventions |
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789 | (1) |
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15.3.6 Compulsory jurisdiction: the 'optional clause' |
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790 | (5) |
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795 | (2) |
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15.3.8 Provisional measures |
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797 | (3) |
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800 | (1) |
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15.4 Advisory jurisdiction of the ICJ |
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801 | (7) |
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801 | (1) |
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15.4.2 Advisory jurisdiction |
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802 | (5) |
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15.4.3 Effect of an advisory opinion |
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807 | (1) |
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15.5 The relationship between the ICJ and the Security Council |
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808 | (5) |
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15.6 Trends in dispute resolution |
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813 | (3) |
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816 | (1) |
Index |
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