The centennial of the First International Peace Conference : : reports & conclusions / / edited and introduced by Frits Kalshoven.

• TeilnehmendeR: Kalshoven, F.
• Place / Publishing House: The Hague, The Netherlands ;, London ;, Boston : : Kluwer Law International,, [2000]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2000
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (529 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• International Law Relating to Disarmament and Arms Control with special focus on verification and compliance
• Preface
• The Report
• I. Aims of the First Hague Peace Conference
• I.1 The peaceful settlement of disputes
• I.2 Humanitarian grounds for restrictions on means and methods of warfare
• I.3 The burden of armaments
• II. Focus on the time after the First Hague Peace Conference
• II.1 Realization of the aims of the Peace Conference regarding disarmament and arms control in today's world
• II.2 The rationales of arms control and disarmament today
• II.3 Categories of arms control and disarmament treaties
• II.4 Actual arms control and disarmament achieved compared to stated aims
• III. The issue of verification
• III.1 Procedures, mechanisms and institutions for verification
• IV. Reflections on the future
• IV.1 Short term
• IV.2 Medium term
• IV.3 Long term
• V. Arms control and disarmament
• International Humanitarian Law (Laws of War) Revised Report for the Centennial Commemoration of the First Hague Peace Conference 1899
• I. Introduction
• II. The Laws of War at the 1899 Peace Conference
• II.1 Background
• II.2 The Laws of War at the Conference
• II.3 The 1907 Peace Conference and the Laws of War
• III. The Scope and Application of the Laws of War
• III.1 The Laws of War within the Structure of International Law
• III.2 The Scope of the Laws of War
• IV. The Conduct of Hostilities in International Armed Conflicts
• IV.1 Entitlement to Combatant Status
• IV.2 The Law of Weaponry
• IV.3 The Law of Targeting
• IV.4 The Law of Belligerent Occupation
• IV.5 The Law of Naval Warfare
• V. Internal Conflicts
• V.1 The Scope of Application of the Law on Internal Conflicts.
• V.2 The Substantive Law Applicable to Internal Armed Conflicts
• V.3 Compliance with the Law of Internal Armed Conflict
• VI. Improving Compliance
• VI.1 Peacetime Measures
• VI.2 The Protecting Powers and the Role of the International Committee of the Red Cross
• VI.3 The Fact-Finding Commission
• VI.4 The Role of States and the United Nations
• VI.5 State Responsibility
• VI.6 Human Rights Mechanisms
• VI.7 Prosecution of War Crimes
• VII. Conclusions
• Peaceful Settlement of Disputes Prospects for the 21st Century Revised report prepared for the Centennial of the First International Peace Conference
• I. A changing international society
• I.1 The transition from a Euro-centric society to the global society of the 21st century
• I.2 The new structure of international law
• I.3 Implications for dispute settlement mechanisms
• II. A century of efforts to ensure the peaceful settlement of international disputes
• II.1 Developing the available options
• II.2 Methods of settlement
• II.3 Systems of settlement
• III. Innovation and privatization in dispute settlement arrangements: expanding the available options and the role of an Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanism
• III.1 Evolving approaches to international dispute settlement
• III.2 Reshaping traditional methods in a new international context
• III.3 Emerging opportunities for international arbitration
• III.4 Innovating in specialized fields of international law
• III.5 Towards a global Alternative Dispute Resolution system
• IV. A central role for the ICJ in the new structure of international law
• IV.1 The evolving role of the ICJ
• IV.2 A new constitutional role for the ICJ: managing the evolving principles of international law
• IV.3 The issue of compulsory jurisdiction in the light of a new role of the ICJ
• IV.4 Expanding the advisory functions of the ICJ.
• IV.5 Toward a greater role of the ICJ in institutionalized dispute settlement arrangements
• IV.6 Broadening access to the ICJ
• IV.7 A Court of reference for international law
• IV.8 Proposals aiming at reducing the uncertainties of international law
• V. Dispute Settlement under the Charter of the United Nations
• VI. New specialized courts and tribunals: some influences on the outlook for the ICJ
• VI.1 The Court's power of judicial review
• VI.2 Composition of the ICJ
• VI.3 Facilities and services available to the ICJ.
• VII. Continuity and Change in Dispute Settlement: Prospects for the 21st Century
• VII.1 A dispute-settlement system in harmony with the new structure of international law
• VII.2 Change and innovation in response to new needs
• VII.3 Establishing a special committee of independent legal experts
• VII.4 Ensuring the availability of options
• VII.5 Reducing uncertainty and risk
• VII.6 Exploring the prospects for conciliation
• VIII. Summary of Proposals
• The Hague Agenda for Peace and Justice for the 21st Century UN Document A/54/98/Annex
• Preamble
• Themes
• Main Actions
• Outcome of the Celebrations of the Centennial of the First International Peace Conference Report on the Conclusions UN Document A/54/381 and Corr.1
• I. General Observations
• I.1 Introduction
• I.2 Discussions on the Centennial Themes
• I.3 Non-Governmental Participation
• I.4 General organizational matters
• II. Conclusions on the Centennial Themes
• II.1 Disarmament questions
• II.2 Humanitarian law and laws of war
• II.3 Peaceful settlement of disputes
• Annex Reports, comments and speeches
• Outcome of the Action Dedicated to the 1999 Centennial of the First International Peace Conference United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/27 of 17 November 1999.
• United Nations Decade of International Law United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/28 of 17 November 1999.