基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 1993. In this the revised text of her lectures from the Hague Academy General Course in International Law, Professor Higgins addresses many difficult and unanswered issues.
Full Description
To every international lawyer, an invitation to deliver the Hague Academy General Course in International Law is a great public honour. In this, the revised text of her lectures, Professor Higgins offers a personal view of international law. The lectures aim to show that there is a choice between the perception of international law as a system of neutral rules and as a system of decision-making directed towards the attainment of certain declared values. The author focuses upon many contemporary issues. The book will be particularly useful to the scholar or student of international law who seeks a better understanding of the subject and who desires to see how the many controversial concepts interrelate.
Contents
The nature and function of international law; Sources of international law: Provenance and problems; Participants in the international legal system; Allocating competence: Jurisdiction; Exceptions to jurisdictional competence: Immunities from suit and enforcement; Responding to individual needs: Human rights; Self determination; Natural resources and international norms; Accountability and liability: The law of state responsibility; The United Nations; Dispute settlement and the International Court of Justice; The role of national courts in the international legal process; Oiling the wheels of international law: Equity and proportionality; The individual use of force in international law; The use of force by the United Nations.
