Full Description
The Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law (UNYB), founded in 1997, appears under the auspices of the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law. It has a two-tier structure: The first part, 'The Law and Practice of the United Nations', concentrates on the legal fundamentals of the UN, its Specialized Agencies and Programmes. The second part, 'Legal Issues Related to the Goals of the United Nations', analyses achievements with regard to fulfilling the main objectives of the UN. The UNYB addresses both scholars and practitioners, giving them insights into the workings, challenges and evolution of the UN.
Contents
Notes on Contributors
part 1
The Law and Practice of the United Nations
1 The Notion of Institutional Practice in United Nations Law
Lorenzo Gasbarri
2 The United Nations International Law Commission's Draft Articles on Transboundary Aquifers Making the Invisible Visible?
Michael A. Greenop
3 Acquired Rights in International Administrative Law
Rishi Gulati
4 The End of the United Nations? The Demise of Collective Security and Its Implications for International Law
Hitoshi Nasu
5 unscr 1325 and Maritime Security Advancing Women's Empowerment at Sea
Marianthi Pappa
6 nhri s as Autonomous Human Rights Treaty Actors Normative Analysis of the Increasing Roles of nhri s in UN Human Rights Treaties
Hinako Takata
7 UN Membership and the State Requirement Does 'State' Always Imply 'Statehood'?
Jure Vidmar
part 2
Legal Issues Related to the Goals of the United Nations
8 Autonomous Weapon Systems and Human Control Politically Desired or also Legally Required?
Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan
9 The Relationship between Institutional Design and the Efficiency of a Jurisdiction Focus on the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States
Anna Yasmina Kane
10 Advancing the Rule of Law and Human Rights Protection through United Nations Mandated Mechanisms The Cases of the Syrian Arab Republic and the State of Libya
Yousuf Syed Khan and Charles Majinge
11 The Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism for Grave Violations of Children's Rights Promoting the Protection of Children's Rights in Armed Conflicts through Adjudication?
Francesco Seatzu
12 Pandemics, Planetary Health and Human Rights Rethinking the Duty to Cooperate in the Face of Compound Global Crises
Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh
Book Reviews
Carsten Stahn and Jens Iverson (eds), Just Peace After Conflict: Jus Post Bellum and the Justice of Peace (oup 2020), 384 pages, isbn: 9780198823285
Ahmed Kamal Badr
William E. Butler, International Law in the Russian Legal System (New York: oup 2020), 227 pages, isbn 978-0-19-884294-1
Lidia Carchilan
Gerhard Werle & Florian Jessberger, Principles of International Criminal Law (oup 2020), 630 pages, isbn 978-0-19-882686-6
Stephanie Schlickewei
Index
