International Law

by Dunoff, Jeffrey L.; Ratner, Steven R.; Wippman, David

• ISBN13: 9780735526167
• ISBN10: 0735526168
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

Instructors want to explore the processes of international lawmaking through an interdisciplinary approach and problem pedagogy will welcome this new casebook from an outstanding author team. the authors lead students from fundamental to sophisticated topics, through 14 chapters organized into six parts: Introduction to International Law and Lawmaking Participants in the International Legal Process the Interaction of International and Domestic Law the Protection of Human Dignity Interdependence and Integration: The Challenge of Collective Action Problems Challenges to International Law in addition to its emphasis on lawmaking and decisionmaking in the international arena, this new casebook is distinguished by its: excellent authorship; all three contributors are distinguished young scholars known For The quality of their writing problem approach, using real-life examples to illustrate key topics such as state formation (the former Yugoslavia), corporations as international legal actors (the apparel industry in developing states), constructing an environmental regime (protecting ozone layer), The tensions between trade and environmental politics (the tuna-dolphin problem), and responding to uses of force (the Gulf War) emphasis on the creation of implementation, and interpretation of international norms interdisciplinary materials, incorporating perspectives from economics, political science, and critical and feminist legal studies coverage of cutting-edge topics, including International Criminal Law; Environmental Law and regulation, and trade and investment use of maps, photographs, and other visual material to enliven the text manageable length, well-suited to an upper-level course

Table of Contents

Preface	xxii
Acknowledgments	xxv
Authors' Note	xxxv
PART I Introduction to International Law and Law Making	1	(100)
The Chad-Libya War over the Aouzou Strip	3	(28)
Making Law in a Decentralized System	31	(70)
PART II Participants in the International Legal Process	101	(148)
The Traditional Actors: States and International Organizations	105	(86)
The Challenge of Non-State Actors	191	(58)
PART III International Law and Domestic Law	249	(154)
International Law in the Domestic Arena	253	(76)
The Reach of Domestic Law in the International Arena: Jurisdiction and Its Limits	329	(74)
PART IV The Protection of Human Dignity	403	(236)
The Claims of Individuals on States: International Human Rights	407	(94)
Mitigating the Harms of War: International Humanitarian Law	501	(60)
Individual Accountability for Violations of Human Dignity: International Criminal Law and Beyond	561	(78)
PART V Interdependence and Integration: The Challenge of Collective Action Problems	639	(184)
Responding to the First Global Commons Issue: The Law of the Sea	645	(72)
Protecting the International Environment	717	(60)
Managing the World Economy	777	(46)
PART VI Challenges to International Law	823	(180)
The Use of Force	825	(84)
Conceptual Challenges to International Law: Legitimacy, Relevance, and Justice	909	(94)
Table of Authorities	1003	(6)
Index	1009