Research Catalog

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Description

1. xvi, 343 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

1. I. The concept of law-making.

Series statement

1. Developments in international law ; v. 15

Uniform title

1. Developments in international law ; v. 15.

Subject

1. Treaties
2. Customary law, International
3. International law
4. treaties
5. Techniques législatives
6. Droit international
7. CIJ = Cour internationale de justice
8. Customary law, International
9. International law
10. Treaties
11. Kodifikation
12. Völkerrecht
13. Völkerrechtlicher Vertrag
14. Internationale regelgeving
15. Verdragenrecht
16. Verdragen
17. Internationaal gewoonterecht
18. international law
19. administration of justice
20. constitutional law
21. sources of law
22. treaty
23. legal theory
24. customary law
25. law reform
26. ICJ
27. terminology
28. UN Resolution
29. role of UN
30. Droit coutumier international
31. Traités
32. droit international
33. administration de la justice
34. droit constitutionnel
35. sources du droit
36. traité
37. théorie juridique
38. droit coutumier
39. réforme législative
40. CIJ
41. terminologie
42. résolution de l'ONU
43. rôle de l'ONU
44. derecho internacional
45. administración de justicia
46. derecho constitucional
47. fuentes del delrecho
48. tratado
49. teoría legal
50. derecho consuetudinario
51. reforma legislativa
52. terminología
53. Resolución de la ONU
54. papel de la ONU

Genre/Form

1. Treaties
2. bibliography.
3. comment.
4. Treaties.
5. Traités.
6. bibliographie.
7. commentaire.
8. bibliografía.
9. comentario.

Contents

1. I. The Concept of Law-Making. 1. The need for continuous law-making. 2. Some preliminary questions of terminology. 3. Law-making and the "constitution" of the international community -- II. The Concept of Formal Sources. 1. The importance of the formal criteria of law. 2. The notion of formal sources. 3. Article 38(1) of the Statute of the I.C.J. as the basic norm about sources -- III. Treaties. 1. General observations. Terminology. 2. The limits of formlessness in treaty-making. 3. Treaties and third states. 4. A legislation by reference? -- IV. Custom. 1. The concept of international custom. 2. International practice. 3. Opinio juris. 4. Change in customary law. 5. The need for further clarification of the criteria of custom -- V. Interrelations Between Treaty and Custom. 1. The importance of treaty and custom. 2. The interaction of treaty and custom. 3. Changing treaty law by custom -- VI. General Principles of Law Recognized by Civilized Nations. 1. Traditional theories. 2. Judicial and state practice. 3. A new theory of "the general principles of law" -- VII. The Proposed Reforms in the Formal Sources. 1. The possibility for change in the system of sources. 2. The movement toward community-based law-making. 3. Community consensus. 4. UN General Assembly resolutions -- VIII. The Creation of Jus Cogens -- 1. Introduction. 2. Natural law vs. positivism. 3. The law-making process: The controversy unresolved. 4. Peremptory law-making: Existing experience. 5. Change in jus cogens -- IX. The Role of the International Court of Justice. 1. Judicial decisions as subsidiary means for the determination of rules of law. 2. The I.C.J. and jus cogens -- X. Some Issues of Procedure and Law-Making Policy. 1. The choice of law-making arenas. 2. Consensus as negotiating and decision-making technique. 3. Global negotiations and package deals. 4. Anticipatory regulation.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-337) and index.