Shifting Horizons of Public International Law: A South Asian Perspective

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This book offers a South Asian perspective on international law, maintaining a suitable distance from the ‘Western’ approach. The themes discussed reflect the region’s particular contribution to the development of international law. Each South Asian country has its own important role to play in promoting regional trade, regulating maritime affairs, ensuring access to water, debating State responsibility, engaging with International Criminal Court, questioning diplomatic and consular immunities, and, most importantly, upholding human rights. These issues are addressed by local contributors from Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, who have come together to represent the whole South Asian region on a single academic platform. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiv Changing Horizons of International Law: A South Asian Perspective (J. L. Kaul, Anupam Jha)....Pages 1-13 UN Security Council: South Asian Perspective and Challenges Ahead (Anupam Jha, Ujjwala Sakhalkar, Brijesh Kumar Singh)....Pages 15-36 Socio-Economic Rights in South Asia (Uday Shankar)....Pages 37-59 Indigenous People in South Asia and International Law (Shashi Kumar)....Pages 61-83 Regional Trade in South Asia: An International Legal Analysis (Bipin Kumar)....Pages 85-107 The Conundrums of Trade Barriers in Preferential Trading: Prospects from SAARC (Divesh Kaul)....Pages 109-133 A Legal Analysis of Linking Human Right Approach to Access to Water and Sharing of Trans-Boundary Rivers in South Asia (Stellina Jolly)....Pages 135-157 UNCLOS Dispute Settlement System and India (Vinai Kumar Singh)....Pages 159-196 Accountability for Conflict-Era Human Rights Violations in Nepal: An Appraisal of Strategic Human Rights Litigation (Raju Prasad Chapagai, Pankaj Kumar Karn)....Pages 197-219 Contribution to Peace and Security in the World: Sri Lankan Perspective (Muthukuda A. Dona Shiroma Jeeva S. Niriella)....Pages 221-236 International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) (Bangladesh): The Issues of Fairness and Transparency (M. Zahurul Haque)....Pages 237-268 Rules of State Responsibility: A South Asian Perspective (Madhu Bhatti)....Pages 269-288 International Criminal Court: Baby Steps in South Asia (Anupam Jha)....Pages 289-311 Privileges and Immunities of Diplomats and Consuls: South Asian Perspective (Leena Kumari, Anupam Jha)....Pages 313-333 Changing Horizons of Modern Weaponry in South Asia: A Legal Survey (Vivek Sehrawat)....Pages 335-360