An Introduction to Contemporary International Law
Author | : Lung-chu Chen |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 674 |
Release | : 2015 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190227999 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190227990 |
Rating | : 4/5 (990 Downloads) |
Download or read book An Introduction to Contemporary International Law written by Lung-chu Chen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International law in a policy-oriented perspective -- Nation-states -- International governmental organizations -- Nongovernmental organizations and associations -- The individual -- Minimum order and optimum order -- Establishment of and access to arenas of authority -- Control over territory -- Control and use of the sea -- Control and use of other resources -- Control of people : nationality and movement -- Protection of people : from alien rights to human rights -- Vertical allocation of authority -- Horizontal allocation of authority -- The diplomatic instrument -- International agreements -- The ideological instrument -- The economic instrument -- The military instrument -- The intelligence function -- The promoting function -- The prescribing (lawmaking) function -- The invoking function -- The applying function -- The terminating function -- The appraising function -- Succession of states -- Responsibility of states -- Individual criminal responsibility -- Toward a world community of human dignity.