An Introduction to Contemporary International Law; A Policy-Oriented Perspective; Second Edition

by Lung-chu Chen

• ISBN13: 9780300084542
• ISBN10: 0300084544
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2000-10-11
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

This book introduces the reader to all major aspects of contemporary international law. It applies a policy-oriented perspective, a highly acclaimed approach developed by a group known as the New Haven School that wows international law not as a fixed set of rules but as an ongoing process of decision making through which the members of the world community identify, clarify, and secure their common interests. Unlike conventional works in international law, this book is organized and structured in terms of the process of decision in the international arena and illustrated with numerous historical examples and events. In this new edition, Lung-chu Chen updates his text and bibliography with respect to topics involving the end of the Cold War, increased trade, economic sanctions, new powers of the Security Council, use of force, international criminal law and institutions, and human rights.

Author Biography

Lung-chu Chen is a professor of law at New York Law School and a research affiliate in Law at Yale Law School.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	ix
Preface to the First Edition	xii
PART ONE / DELIMITATION OF THE TASK
International Law in a Policy-Oriented Perspective	3	(22)
PART TWO / PARTICIPANTS
Nation-States	25	(25)
International Governmental Organizations	50	(14)
Nongovernmental Organizations and Associations	64	(12)
The Individual	76	(9)
PART THREE / PERSPECTIVES
Minimum Order and Optimum Order	85	(12)
PART FOUR / AREANAS
Establishment of and Access to Arenas of Authority	97	(20)
PART FIVE / BASES OF POWER
Control over Territory	117	(10)
Control and Use of the Sea	127	(19)
Control and Use of Other Resources	146	(18)
Control of People: Nationality and Movement	164	(27)
Protection of People: From Alien Rights to Human Rights	191	(25)
Vertical Allocation of Authority	216	(7)
Horizontal Allocation of Authority	223	(22)
PART SIX / STRATEGIES
The Diplomatic Instrument	245	(10)
International Agreements	255	(21)
The Ideological Instrument	276	(13)
The Economic Instrument	289	(14)
The Military Instrument	303	(22)
PART SEVEN / OUTCOMES
The Intelligence Function	325	(8)
The Promoting Function	333	(7)
The Prescribing (Lawmaking) Function	340	(12)
The Invoking Function	352	(5)
The Applying Function	357	(10)
The Terminating Function	367	(6)
The Appraising Function	373	(10)
PART EIGHT / EFFECTS
Responsibility of States	383	(12)
Succession of States	395	(16)
PART NINE / PROSPECTS
Toward a World Community of Human Dignity	411	(16)
Notes	427	(16)
Suggested Readings	443	(24)
Table of Treaties	467	(14)
Index	481