Problems and Process International Law and How We Use It

Name: Problems and Process International Law and How We Use It
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ISBN: 9780198764106

ISBN-10: 0198764103

ISBN-13: 9780198764106

Edition: 2000

Authors: Rosalyn Higgins

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Based upon the revised text of her Hague Academy lectures, Professor Higgins presents an original and thought-provoking study of the nature and processes of international law, and reveals the complex relationship between legal norms and the policy objectives which lie at the heart of this subject.

Book details

List price: $100.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/9/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Introduction



The nature and function of international law



Sources of international law: Provenance and problems



Participants in the international legal system



Allocating competence: Jurisdiction



Exceptions to jurisdictional competence: Immunities from suit and enforcement



Responding to individual needs: Human rights



Self determination



Natural resources and international norms



Accountability and liability: The law of state responsibility



The United Nations



Dispute settlement and the International Court of Justice



The role of national courts in the international legal process



Oiling the wheels of international law: Equity and proportionality



The individual use of force in international law



The use of force by the United Nations