The juridical nature of unilateral acts of states in international law / / by Eva Kassoti.

• Superior document: Queen Mary Studies in International Law, Volume 20
• VerfasserIn: Kassoti, Eva,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, [Netherlands] ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill Nijhoff,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Queen Mary studies in international law ; Volume 20.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (268 p.)
• Notes: Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Bristol Law School, Bristol, England, 2014), issued under title: Unilateral juridical acts and sources of international law.

In The Juridical Nature of Unilateral Acts of States in International Law Eva Kassoti explores the question of the legal nature of unilateral acts by focusing on their essential characteristics, namely unilateralism and the manifest intention to be bound. By analysing the legal and factual context surrounding the making of unilateral acts, this volume offers a list of indicators of the elements of unilateralism and manifest intention that will facilitate the determination of the existence of a unilateral juridical act in practice. Kassoti explores the legal nature of unilateral acts from the viewpoint of the theory of international juridical acts and thus, attests to the validity of this theory as a comprehensive framework for the analysis of all juridical acts in international law.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Purpose of the Present Study -- Classification of Unilateral Acts -- The Work of the International Law Commission on Unilateral Acts of States -- The Unilateral Nature of Unilateral Juridical Acts -- The Concept of Juridical Acts in International Law -- Unilateral Acts as Juridical Acts -- A Brief Excursus to Unilateral Declarations of Independence -- A Brief Excursus to Unilateral Security Assurances -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.