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Problems and Process Rosalyn Higgins ( formerly Professor of International Law, formerly Professor of International Law, London School of Economics, presently Judge at the International Court of Justice)

Problems and Process By Rosalyn Higgins ( formerly Professor of International Law,  formerly Professor of International Law, London School of Economics, presently Judge at the International Court of Justice)

Summary

This text offers an original and scholarly introduction to a number of key topics which lie at the heart of modern international law. Based upon the author's highly acclaimed Hague Academy lectures, the book introduces the student to a series of pressing problems which help reveal the complex relationship between legal norms and policy objectives which define contemporary international law.

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Problems and Process: International Law and How We Use It by Rosalyn Higgins ( formerly Professor of International Law, formerly Professor of International Law, London School of Economics, presently Judge at the International Court of Justice)

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.

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Authoritative ... well-argued ... a useful complementary book for students. * The Lawyer *

About Rosalyn Higgins ( formerly Professor of International Law, formerly Professor of International Law, London School of Economics, presently Judge at the International Court of Justice)

Rosalyn Higgins QC is also author of UN Peacekeeping 1946-1967: Documents and Commentary (OUP, vols 3 & 4 still in print, 1981)

Table of Contents

Introduction ; 1. The nature and function of international law ; 2. Sources of international law: Provenance and problems ; 3. Participants in the international legal system ; 4. Allocating competence: Jurisdiction ; 5. Exceptions to jurisdictional competence: Immunities from suit and enforcement ; 6. Responding to individual needs: Human rights ; 7. Self determination ; 8. Natural resources and international norms ; 9. Accountability and liability: The law of state responsibility ; 10. The United Nations ; 11. Dispute settlement and the International Court of Justice ; 12. The role of national courts in the international legal process ; 13. Oiling the wheels of international law: Equity and proportionality ; 14. The individual use of force in international law ; 15. The use of force by the United Nations

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CIN0198764103G
9780198764106
0198764103
Problems and Process: International Law and How We Use It by Rosalyn Higgins ( formerly Professor of International Law, formerly Professor of International Law, London School of Economics, presently Judge at the International Court of Justice)
Used - Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
19950824
304
Winner of Professor Rosalyn Higgins QC is the Winner of the Certificate of Merit of the American Society of International Law 1995.
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