Necessity and national emergency clauses : sovereignty in modern treaty interpretation / by Diane A. Desierto.
2012
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Title
Necessity and national emergency clauses : sovereignty in modern treaty interpretation / by Diane A. Desierto.
Imprint
Leiden, the Netherlands : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2012.
Description
1 online resource (xx, 411 pages).
Series
International litigation in practice ; 3.
International Law E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN ; 9789004223271.
International Law E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN ; 9789004223271.
Formatted Contents Note
Preliminary Material
Introduction
The Doctrine of Necessity in Municipal and International Legal Orders
The Historical Genesis of Necessity Doctrine:
Substantive and Methodological Issues in Interpreting Necessity Clauses in Treaties:
Economic and National Security Emergencies:
States of Emergency in International Human Rights Treaties
Misapplying Necessity:
Conclusion:
Selected Bibliography
Subject Index.
Introduction
The Doctrine of Necessity in Municipal and International Legal Orders
The Historical Genesis of Necessity Doctrine:
Substantive and Methodological Issues in Interpreting Necessity Clauses in Treaties:
Economic and National Security Emergencies:
States of Emergency in International Human Rights Treaties
Misapplying Necessity:
Conclusion:
Selected Bibliography
Subject Index.
Summary
States invoke economic crises and security threats to justify treaty non-compliance. The most dramatic recent examples of this phenomenon include "necessity" defences in international investment law; "emergency" derogations in international human rights treaties; "exceptions" for non-conforming measures in international trade law; and doctrinal misapplications of necessity in jus ad bellum and jus in bello. Necessity and National Emergency Clauses is the first to trace the doctrine's genealogy from medieval Christian and Islamic religious history to post-Westphalian practices, the International Law Commission's codifications, and modern treaty formulations. Recognizing the doctrine's thematic linkage with the State's sovereign right to delimit international obligation, the volume proposes analytical criteria to assess the lawfulness and legitimacy of interpretations of necessity and national emergency clauses within specialized treaty regimes. This volume is intended for law students, legal scholars, arbitrators, international judges, and other international law practitioners interested in deriving interpretive solutions to treaty controversies on the doctrine of necessity. Diane Desierto was awarded the 2010-2011 Ambrose Gherini Prize, the highest prize awarded in the field of International Law by Yale Law School, for her JSD dissertation, upon which this book is based.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Print version: Desierto, Diane A. Necessity and national emergency clauses. Leiden, the Netherlands : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2012
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Language
English
ISBN
9789004218536 (electronic book)
9789004218529 (print)
9789004218529 (print)
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