Description
An Introduction to Contemporary International Law: A Policy-Oriented Perspective introduces the reader to all major aspects of contemporary international law. It applies the highly acclaimed approach developed by the New Haven School of International Law, holding international law as an ongoing process of authoritative 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 making in the international arena, and references both classic historical examples and contemporary events to illustrate international legal processes and principles.Using contemporary examples, this Third Edition builds on the previous editions by contextualizing and dramatizing recent events with reference to seven features that characterize the New Haven School approach to international law: participants, perspectives, arenas of decision, bases of power, strategies, outcomes, and effects. This new edition highlights cutting-edge ideas in international law, including the right to self-determination, the evolution of Taiwan statehood, the expanding scope of international concern and the duty of states to protect human rights, the trend towards greater accountability for states and individual decision-makers under international law, and the vital role individual responsibility plays in the emerging field of international criminal law. It offers a new generation the intellectual tools needed to act as responsible citizens in a world community seeking human dignity and human security for all people.
Table of Contents
About the AuthorPreface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second EditionPreface to the First Edition Part One / Delimitation of the Task1 International Law in a Policy-Oriented Perspective Part Two / Participants2 Nation-States3 International Governmental Organizations4 Nongovernmental Organizations and Associations5 The Individual Part Three / Perspectives 6 Minimum World Order and Optimum World OrderPart Four / Arenas 7 Establishment of and Access to Arenas of Authority Part Five / Bases of Power 8 Control over Territory9 Control and Use of the Sea10 Control and Use of Other Resources11 Control of People: Nationality and Movement12 Protection of People: From Alien Rights to Human Rights13 Vertical Allocation of Authority14 Horizontal Allocation of AuthorityPart Six / Strategies 15 The Diplomatic Instrument16 International Agreements17 The Ideological Instrument18 The Economic Instrument19 The Military InstrumentPart Seven / Outcomes20 The Intelligence Function21 The Promoting Function22 The Prescribing (Lawmaking) Function23 The Invoking Function24 The Applying Function25 The Terminating Function26 The Appraising FunctionPart Eight / Effects27 Succession of States28 Responsibility of States29 Individual Criminal Responsibility Part Nine / Prospects30 Toward a World Community of Human DignityBibliographyTable of Select TreatiesIndex
