This first work in the new Oxford Monographs in International Law Series to be edited by Ian Brownlie, QC, FBA, is a study of juridical bays. In 1958, against a backdrop of increasing international tensions regarding rights to and control of waters enclosed by coastal indentations, the world community, in a historic compromise reached under United Nations auspices, adopted Article 7 of the Geneva Convention "On the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone." Recognizing the need to balance the self-protective interests of coastal states and the international interests of a harmonious...
This first work in the new Oxford Monographs in International Law Series to be edited by Ian Brownlie, QC, FBA, is a study of juridical bay...
This study of a very important part of the Law of the Sea addresses the problem of lack of access to the sea's resources and to the seabed. The author critically examines the rights and protections afforded to land-locked and geographically disadvantaged states under the power of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
This study of a very important part of the Law of the Sea addresses the problem of lack of access to the sea's resources and to the seabed. The author...
This book describes the legal situation which arises during occupation when private property is temporarily used, annexed, or destroyed by the occupying force. It addresses what happens to property after occupation is terminated and the issues of restitution and compensation. The author focuses on the postwar occupation of Japan by American forces, a period about which little has been written, and is of great interest to international lawyers and modern historians.
This book describes the legal situation which arises during occupation when private property is temporarily used, annexed, or destroyed by the occupyi...
The first comprehensive study of judicial remedies in international law, this book begins with a close examination of the early development of judicial remedies through the varied practice of international arbitral tribunals. Gray then goes on to evaluate the significance of the contributions made by the Permanent Court of International Justice, its successor the International Court of Justice, and specialized tribunals such as the European and American courts of human rights and the United Nations administrative tribunal. The author finally considers whether recent international commercial...
The first comprehensive study of judicial remedies in international law, this book begins with a close examination of the early development of judicia...
This highly original and challenging study offers an examination of the tensions which exist between the two most important sources of international law: Treaty and Custom. Through detailed analysis of state practice and key decisions of international tribunals, the author considers the circumstances by which new customary law may abrogate the obligations of a prior treaty, and argues that there is a special category of situations which supports the right of a state to renegotiate a treaty by an appeal to new customary law. Scholarly and thought-provoking, this is an original and, at times,...
This highly original and challenging study offers an examination of the tensions which exist between the two most important sources of international l...
Since its inception, the Human Rights Committee has arguably become the most important independent international human rights body in the world. Vested with wide-ranging power, the Committee has developed a large body of case-law to complement the activities of other United Nations organizations. This in-depth study examines the institutional characteristics of the Committee, traces the development of its practices and procedures, and discusses its jurisprudence under selected key articles of the Optional Protocol to the Covenant.
Since its inception, the Human Rights Committee has arguably become the most important independent international human rights body in the world. Veste...
Drawing on an analysis of the diplomatic practice of states and decisions by national and international courts, this book explores the different meanings of the term "recognition" and its variants in international law. The author covers historical materials as well as recent developments in Angola, Kuwait, and Haiti.
Drawing on an analysis of the diplomatic practice of states and decisions by national and international courts, this book explores the different meani...
This book is the first comprehensive critical analysis of the regulation of naval weapons during armed conflict. Busuttil examines in depth this century's three principal weapons--naval mines, submarines, and anti-ship missiles--explicating the relevant sources of international law that deal with this difficult but fundamental area of state practice. The book examines the impact of agreements drawn up in peacetime on wartime conduct and focuses on the growth of law through customary practice. In addition to explaining the law as it exists today, the author provides suggestions for the...
This book is the first comprehensive critical analysis of the regulation of naval weapons during armed conflict. Busuttil examines in depth this centu...
The author addresses in detail particular aspects of the Covenant such as the role of the Committee in the supervision process, the nature of estate obligations, the principle of work discrimination, and the rights to work, to join and form Trade unions, to housing and to food.
The author addresses in detail particular aspects of the Covenant such as the role of the Committee in the supervision process, the nature of estate o...
This is an exposition of the standards of human rights applicable to the right of freedom of movement and residence within states. Written from the standpoint of international law, the book identifies these standards and examines their application to various categories of people, including nationals, non-nationals, minorities, and indigenous groups.
This is an exposition of the standards of human rights applicable to the right of freedom of movement and residence within states. Written from the st...