International law and the quest for its implementation :liber amicorum Vera Gowlland-Debbas = Le droit international et la quête de sa mise en oeuvre / / edited by Laurence Boisson de Chazournes and Marcelo Kohen.

• TeilnehmendeR: Gowlland-Debbas, Vera, 1943-; Boisson de Chazournes, Laurence.; Kohen, Marcelo G.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston, Mass. : : Brill,, 2010.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Nijhoff eBook titles
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (531 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This Liber Amicorum appears on the occasion of Professor Vera Gowlland-Debbas' retirement from the Graduate Institute. It includes contributions by her colleagues and friends from distinguished universities and international institutions. It covers different fields in which she has excelled. This collective work is divided into three main sections. The first section examines matters concerning the law of the United Nations. The second section is devoted to human rights and international humanitarian law. The third section addresses issues related to law-making, compliance with international law and the peaceful settlement of disputes. The result is a collection of stimulating analysis of most of the topical problems of international law. The contributions are in both English and French.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / M. Kohen and L. Boisson De Chazournes -- Chapter 1. Vera And The (Re)Turn To Aesthetics / Daniel Warner -- Chapter 2. The Security Council Legibus Solutus? On The Legislative Forays Of The Council / Georges Abi-Saab -- Chapter 3. The Subject Of Subjects And The Attribution Of Attribution / Andrew Clapham -- Chapter 4. La Désuétude De L’Article 26 De La Charte Des Nations Unies, Expression De L’Échec Du Système Onusien / Monique Chemillier-Gendreau -- Chapter 5. Le Conseil De Sécurité, Les Sanctions Ciblées Et Le Respect Des Droits De L’Homme / Luigi Condorelli -- Chapter 6. There Is No Need To Change The Composition Of The Security Council. It Is Time For Stressing Accountability / Marcelo G. Kohen -- Chapter 7. L’(Ir)Responsabilité Des Forces Multinationales? / Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos -- Chapter 8. Targeted Sanctions And Obligations Of States On Listing And De-Listing Procedures / Djacoba Liva Tehindrazanarivelo -- Chapter 9. Fear’s Legal Dimension: Counterterrorism And Human Rights / Andrea Bianchi -- Chapter 10. The Human Rights Council And The Challenges Of The United Nations System On Human Rights: Towards A Cultural Revolution? / Vincent Chetail -- Chapter 11. International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights And The Uk Courts / Christine Chinkin -- Chapter 12. Autour De L’Affaire Stoll / Lucius Cafl Isch -- Chapter 13. Droits Individuels Et Droits De L’Homme: Chevauchements Et Différences / Christian Dominicé -- Chapter 14. The Extra-Territorial Reach Of Human Rights Obligations: A Brief Perspective On The Link To Jurisdiction / Guy S. Goodwin-Gill -- Chapter 15. The Wall In The Occupied Palestinian Territory / Vaughan Lowe -- Chapter 16. Compliance With Human Rights Norms Extraterritorially: ‘Human Rights Imperialism’? / Ralph Wilde -- Chapter 17. Standards Et Normes Techniques Dans L’Ordre Juridique Contemporain : Quelques Réflexions / Laurence Boisson De Chazournes -- Chapter 18. Towards An International Law Of Responsibility: Early Doctrine By James Crawford, Th Omas Grant, Francesco Messineo / M. Kohen and L. Boisson De Chazournes -- Chapter 19. Advisory Opinions And The Secretary-General With Special Reference To The 2004 Advisory Opinion On The Wall / John Dugard -- Chapter 20. Unity In The Application Of International Law At The Global Level And The Responsibility Of Judges At The National Level: Reviewing Georges Scelle’s ‘Role Splitting’ Theory / Pierre-Marie Dupuy -- Chapter 21. The Binding Nature Of The Decisions Of The International Court Of Justice / Abdul G. Koroma -- Chapter 22. Choosing Our International Judges, Past And Present / Philippe Sands -- Chapter 23. La Paix Par Le Droit. Entre Réalité, Mythe Et Utopie / Eric Wyler -- List Of Contributors / M. Kohen and L. Boisson De Chazournes -- Table Of Instruments / M. Kohen and L. Boisson De Chazournes -- Index / M. Kohen and L. Boisson De Chazournes.