基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 1997. The first definitive monograph on the concept of obligations erga omnes - international obligations owed to the international community as a whole and binding irrespective of consent.
Full Description
This monograph considers the concept of obligations erga omnes, an increasingly important area of contemporary international law. It adopts a pragmatic approach that identifies five common elements among the examples of obligations erga omnes given by the International Court. These five common elements are then discussed in the light of other candidates of obligations erga omnes which have emerged in state practice and international literature.
Contents
The Appearance of the Concept of Obligations Erga Omnes on the Agenda: The Dictum of the International Court in the Barcelona Traction Case. Selected Prefigurations of the Concept of Obligations Erga Omnes: a)State Servitude, Permanent Dedication, International Status, and Objective Regime. Selected Prefigurations of the Concept of Obligations Erga Omnes: b)Jus Cogens. The Examples of Obligations Erga Omnes Given by the International Court in its Dictum a)The Outlawing of Acts of Aggression. The Examples of Obligations Erga Omnes Given by the International Court in its Dictum b)The Outlawing of Genocide. The Examples of Obligations Erga Omnes Given by the International Court in its Dictum c)Protection from Slavery. The Examples of Obligations Erga Omnes Given by the International Court in its Dictum d)Protection from Racial Discrimination. Selected Candidates of Obligations Erga Omnes Proposed in the International Literature. Other Selected Candidates in Light of the Advisory Opinion on Namibia and the Nuclear Tests Cases. Particular Aspects of the Relationship Between the Concept of Obligations Erga Omnes and the concepts of Jus Cogens and Actio Popularis. Bibliography
