Universalising International Law / / C.G. Weeramantry.

• Superior document: Developments in International Law ; 48
• VerfasserIn: Weeramantry, C.G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : Brill | Nijhoff,, 2004.
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Developments in International Law ; 48.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (553 p.)
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Universalising international law is one of the most urgent tasks awaiting those who wish to advance the discipline. Though all the world acknowledges its universal nature, it has long been confined in a largely monocultural mould. Indeed a tendency is sometimes discernible for international law to b...

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Part A: General Perspectives
• Chapter 1 : Cultural and Ideological Pluralism in Public International Law
• Chapter 2 : Making International Law Matter
• Chapter 3 : International Lawyers: A Vision for the New Century
• Chapter 4 : Emerging Dimensions of Sovereignty in International Law
• Chapter 5 : International Law and the Global Marketplace
• Chapter 6 : Private International Law and Public International Law: The Increasing Linkage
• Chapter 7 : Widening the Conceptual Framework
• Part B: Sources of International Law
• Chapter 8 : Custom: The Growing Role of Customary International Law
• Chapter 9 : General Principles of Law: Equity in a Global Context
• Chapter 10 : Treaties: Humanitarian Treaties and State Succession
• Part C: International Law and Universal Peace
• Chapter 11 : Philosophical Perspectives on Peace
• Chapter 12 : Religious Perspectives on Peace
• Chapter 13 : Practical Steps towards Education for Peace
• Chapter 14 : International Law as an Instrument of Peace
• Part D: Specific Fields
• Chapter 15 : Sustainable Development Law
• Chapter 16 : Environmental Law
• Chapter 17 : Nuclear Weapons Law , a) Illegality of Use, b) Illegality of Manufacture, Index.