Necessity and national emergency clauses : sovereignty in modern treaty interpretation / / by Diane A. Desierto.
States invoke economic crises and security threats to justify treaty non-compliance. The most dramatic recent examples of this phenomenon include “necessity” defences in international investment law; “emergency” derogations in international human rights treaties; “exceptions” for non-conforming meas...
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| Superior document: | International litigation in practice, v. 3 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | International litigation in practice ;
v. 3. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- The Doctrine of Necessity in Municipal and International Legal Orders
- The Historical Genesis of Necessity Doctrine:
- Substantive and Methodological Issues in Interpreting Necessity Clauses in Treaties:
- Economic and National Security Emergencies:
- States of Emergency in International Human Rights Treaties
- Misapplying Necessity:
- Conclusion:
- Selected Bibliography
- Subject Index.