United Nations Juridical Yearbook 2008
Title | United Nations Juridical Yearbook 2008 PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations |
Publisher | United Nations Publications |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010-06 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9789211336856 |
This yearbook contains documentary texts of treaties and other materials concerning the legal status and activities of the United Nations and related inter-governmental organizations. It also presents the judicial decisions on questions related to the Organization. A bibliography on jurisprudence is included.
United Nations Juridical Yearbook, 1981
Title | United Nations Juridical Yearbook, 1981 PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations Staff |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789211333329 |
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon
Title | The Special Tribunal for Lebanon PDF eBook |
Author | Amal Alamuddin |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 339 |
Release | 2014-02 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 0199687455 |
The Special Tribunal of the Lebanon is the first international Tribunal established to try the perpetrators of a terrorist act: the murder of the Lebanese Prime Minister in 2005. This book, written by practitioners with experience of the court and experts in international criminal law, provides a detailed assessment of its unique law and practice.
Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary General
Title | Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary General PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789211337297 |
Counter-Terrorism and the Use of Force in International Law
Title | Counter-Terrorism and the Use of Force in International Law PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 107 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1428960821 |
In this paper, Michael Schmitt explores the legality of the attacks against Al Qaeda and the Taliban under the "jus ad bellum," that component of international law that governs when a State may resort to force as an instrument of national policy. Although States have conducted military counterterrorist operations in the past, the scale and scope of Operation Enduring Freedom may signal a sea change in strategies to defend against terrorism. This paper explores the normative limit on counterterrorist operations. Specifically, under what circumstances can a victim State react forcibly to an act of terrorism? Against whom? When? With what degree of severity? And for how long? The author contends that the attacks against Al Qaeda were legitimate exercises of the rights of individual and collective defense. They were necessary and proportional, and once the Taliban refused to comply with U.S. and United Nations demands to turn over the terrorists located in Afghanistan, it was legally appropriate for coalition forces to enter the country for the purpose of ending the ongoing Al Qaeda terrorist campaign. However, the attacks on the Taliban were less well grounded in traditional understandings of international law. Although the Taliban were clearly in violation of their legal obligation not to allow their territory to be used as a terrorist sanctuary, the author suggests that the degree and nature of the relationship between the Taliban and Al Qaeda may not have been such that the September 11 attacks could be attributed to the Taliban, thereby disallowing strikes against them in self-defense under traditional understandings of international law. Were the attacks, therefore, illegal? Not necessarily. Over the past half-century the international community's understanding of the international law governing the use of force by States has been continuously evolving. The author presents criteria likely to drive future assessments of the legality of counterterrorist operatio7.
Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice
Title | Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations |
Publisher | UN |
Pages | 112 |
Release | 2015-08-30 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9789210016513 |
The Charter of the United Nations was signed in 1945 by 51 countries representing all continents, paving the way for the creation of the United Nations on 24 October 1945. The Statute of the International Court of Justice forms part of the Charter. The aim of the Charter is to save humanity from war; to reaffirm human rights and the dignity and worth of the human person; to proclaim the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small; and to promote the prosperity of all humankind. The Charter is the foundation of international peace and security.
Secession
Title | Secession PDF eBook |
Author | Marcelo G. Kohen |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 560 |
Release | 2006-03-21 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9780521849289 |
This book is a comprehensive study of secession from an international law perspective.