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Public international law
About: Public international law is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 18285 publications have been published within this topic receiving 196745 citations. The topic is also known as: international public law.
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01 Jan 1972
TL;DR: In this paper, a theory of international politics, describes the struggle for political power, and discusses balance of power, international law, disarmament, and diplomacy. But this theory does not consider the role of women in international politics.
Abstract: Offers a theory of international politics, describes the struggle for political power, and discusses balance of power, international law, disarmament, and diplomacy.
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31 Aug 2009TL;DR: Simmons as mentioned in this paper argues that international human rights law has made a positive contribution to the realization of human rights in much of the world, focusing on rights stakeholders rather than United Nations or state pressure, and demonstrates through a combination of statistical analyses and case studies that the ratification of treaties leads to better rights practices on average.
Abstract: This volume argues that international human rights law has made a positive contribution to the realization of human rights in much of the world. Although governments sometimes ratify human rights treaties, gambling that they will experience little pressure to comply with them, this is not typically the case. Focusing on rights stakeholders rather than the United Nations or state pressure, Beth Simmons demonstrates through a combination of statistical analyses and case studies that the ratification of treaties leads to better rights practices on average. Simmons argues that international human rights law should get more practical and rhetorical support from the international community as a supplement to broader efforts to address conflict, development, and democratization.
1,136 citations
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01 Jan 1973
TL;DR: A revised edition of this standard textbook on public international law, taking account of major developments since 1979, is presented in this article, where the emphasis is on the modern practice of states and international organizations.
Abstract: A revised edition of this standard textbook on public international law, taking account of major developments since 1979. The emphasis is on the modern practice of states and international organizations, and the book aims to combine clear exposition with rigorous analysis. The author's previous publications include "International Law and the Use of Force by States", "Basic Documents on International Law", "Basic Documents on Human Rights" and "A System of the Law of Nations: State Responsibility". The 1976 edition of this work received the Certificate of Merit of the American Society of International Law. An ELBS/LPBB edition is available.
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01 Jan 2005TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the colonial origins of international law and the legacies of the mandate system: toward the present and conclude that the post-colonization and post-colonial state are the peripheries of the universal international law.
Abstract: Acknowledgements Table of cases Table of treaties Introduction 1. Francisco de Vitoria and the colonial origins of international law (i) Introduction (ii) Vitoria and the problem of universal law (iii) War, sovereignty and the transformation of the Indian (iv) Conclusion 2. Finding the peripheries: colonialism in nineteenth-century international law (i) Introduction (ii) Elements of positivist jurisprudence (iii) Defining and excluding the uncivilized (iv) Native personality and managing the colonial encounter (v) Reconceptualizing sovereignty 3. Colonialism and the birth of international institutions: the mandate of the League of Nations (i) Introduction (ii) Creation of the mandate system (iii) The league of nations and the new international law (iv) The mandate system and colonial problems (v) The mandate system and the construction of the non-European state (vi) Government, sovereignty, and economy (vii) The mandate and the discussion of sovereignty (viii) The legacies of the mandate system: toward the present (ix) Conclusion 4. Sovereignty and the post-colonial state (i) Introduction (ii) Decolonization and the universality of international law (iii) Development, nationalism and the post-colonial state (iv) Development and the reform of international law (v) Permanent sovereignty over natural resource and the new international economic order (vi) The 1962 resolution on PSNR (vii) The 1974 charter of rights and duties among states (viii) Colonialism and the emergence of transnational law (ix) Sources of law and international contracts (x) Overview and conclusions 5. Governance and globalization, civilization and commerce (i) Introduction (ii) Good governance and the third world (iii) Governance, human rights and the universal (iv) International financial institutions, human rights and good governance (v) International financial institutions and the mandate system (vi) Conclusions and overview 6. On making war on the terrorists: imperialism as self-defense (i) Introduction (ii) The war against terrorism (WAT) (iii) The United States and imperial democracy (iv) Historical origins: war, conquest and self-defense (v) Terrorism and the United Nations: a Victorian moment (vi) Terrorism, self-defense and third world sovereignty Conclusion.
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