The fragility of the 'failed state' paradigm : a different international law perception of the absence of effective government / / by Neyire Akpinarli.

• Superior document: Developments in international law, v. 63
• Author: Akpinarli, Neyire.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Developments in international law ; v. 63.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The absence of effective government, one of the most important issues in current international law, became prominent with the “failed state” concept at the beginning of the 1990's. Public international law, however, lacked sufficient legal means to deal with the phenomenon. Neither attempts at state reconstruction in countries such as Afghanistan and Somalia on the legal basis of Chapter VII of the UN Charter nor economic liberalisation have addressed fundamental social and economic problems. This work investigates the weaknesses of the “failed state” paradigm as a long-term solution for international peace and security, arguing that the solution to the absence of effective government can be found only in an economic and social approach and a true universalisation of international law.

Table of Contents

The appearance and features of the absence of effective government -- Case studies -- Internal reflection of the world historical context -- Determining the absence of effective government in public international law -- International legal subjectivity -- Handling the legal complications of the absence of effective government -- The hypocritical approach of the north to solving the absence of -- Effective government : state reconstruction -- The hypocritical approach of the north to solving the absence of effective government : the economic and social appraoch as a long term solution.