As with any rapid technological development, the biotechnology revolution is putting great strains on the ability of law to adapt to new challenges and threats. Although there is general agreement on the need to regulate biotechnology in many different fields of human activity (agriculture, life sciences, forensic science), domestic law remains deeply divided over the best approach to take. This book is the first major work to cover the most pressing legal issues raised by the impact of biotechnologies on different categories of international norms. Through the contribution of a select group...
As with any rapid technological development, the biotechnology revolution is putting great strains on the ability of law to adapt to new challenges an...
Enforced disappearance is one of the most serious human rights violations. It constitutes an autonomous offence and a crime under international law on account of its multiple and continuing character. It is not a phenomenon of the past, nor is it geographically limited to Latin America: such scourge is widespread today and on the increase in other continents. For more than twenty-five years, relatives of disappeared people worldwide have insisted on the pressing need for an international legally binding instrument against enforced disappearances. 2006 is the year of the adoption of the...
Enforced disappearance is one of the most serious human rights violations. It constitutes an autonomous offence and a crime under international law on...
This book contains a collection of essays by leading experts linked to the outstanding characteristics of the scholar in honour of whom it is published, Tullio Treves, who combines his academic background with his practical experiences of a negotiator of international treaties and a judge of an international tribunal. It covers international public and private law related to international courts and the development of international law.
Under Article 38 of its Statute, the International Court of Justice can apply judicial decisions only as a subsidiary means for the determination of...
This book contains a collection of essays by leading experts linked to the outstanding characteristics of the scholar in honour of whom it is publi...