Unlawful territorial situations in international law : : reconciling effectiveness, legality, and legitimacy / / Enrico Milano ; with a foreword by Christine Chinkin.

• Superior document: Developments in international law ; v. 55
• Author: Milano, Enrico.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Developments in international law ; v. 55.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (348 p.)
• Notes: Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D)--London School of Economics, 2004.

This work deals with the question of unlawful territorial situations, id est territorial regimes that are established and maintained in defiance of international law. It represents a very timely contribution to the debate concerning the nature, the aims and purpose of foreign interventions in the affairs of sovereign countries. International lawyers have focussed on the important questions of the legal regime applicable to the conduct of the occupant and the authoritative decision-making processes by international institutions, but often neglected the broader and decisive question of the legality of the ‘foreign’ or ‘international’ presence as such. The author shows the relevance and, sometimes irrelevance, of international law to the determination of legality or illegality of the occupation, and how legal norms incorporate and interact with the concepts of effectiveness and legitimacy. The book represents a welcome contribution to an issue of the outmost importance in international affairs at present times. It brings together elaborate theoretical discussion and thorough empirical research. Students of international law, practitioners, and anyone interested in deepening the understanding of the role and relevance of international law to territorial occupation will greatly benefit from this study.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Concept of Effectiveness Ininternational Law -- Chapter 3. Statehood and Territorial Sovereignty: the Tradition of Concreteness and Realism -- Chapter 4. Defining the Boundaries of Legality: Unlawfulness of Territorial Situations -- Chapter 5. Consequences of Unlawfulness -- Chapter 6. Testing Legality and Legitimacy in Un Territorial Competence -- Chapter 7. Conclusions: Reconciling Effectiveness, Legality and Legitimacy -- Bibliography -- Index.