Sources of International Law (The Library of Essays in International Law)

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A collection of essays on the various aspects of the legal sources of international law, including theories of the origin of international law, explanation of its binding force, normative hierarchies and the relation of international law and politics. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Series Preface Introduction PART I SOURCES THEORY 1 Oscar Schachter (1971), 'Towards a Theory of International Obligation', in Stephen Schwebel (ed.), The Effectiveness of International Decisions, pp. 9-31. 2 Robert Y. Jennings (1981), 'What is International Law and How Do We Tell It When We See It?', Schweitzerisches Jahrbuch für Internationales Recht, 37, pp. 59-88. 3 Gerald G. Fitzmaurice (1958), 'Some Problems Regarding the Formal Sources of International Law', Symbolae Verzijl, pp. 153-76. 4 David Kennedy (1980), 'Theses about International Law Discourse', German Yearbook of International Law, 23, pp. 353-91. PART II RELATIVE NORMATIVITY 5 Prosper Weil (1983), 'Towards Relative Normativity in International Law?', American Journal of International Law. 77, dd. 413-42. 6 Ulrich Fastenrath (1993), 'Relative Normativity in International Law', European Journal of International Law. 4, pp. 305-40. 7 Jan Klabbers (1996), 'The Redundancy of Soft Law', Nordic Journal of International Law, 65, pp. 167-82. 8 John Tasioulas (1996), 'In Defence of Relative Normativity: Communitarian Values and the Nicaragua Case', Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 16, pp. 85-128. PART III CUSTOMARY LAW 9 Michael Akehurst (1976), 'Custom as a Source of International Law', British Year Book of International Law, 47, pp. 1-53. 10 Anthony D'Amato (1987), 'Human Rights as Norms of Customary International Law', in Anthony D'Amato (ed.), International Law: Prospect and Process, pp. 123-47. 11 Ted L. Stein (1985), 'The Approach of the Different Drummer: The Principle of the Persistent Objector in International Law', Harvard International Law Journal, 26, pp. 457-82. PART IV GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND EQUITY 12 Martti Koskenniemi (1985), 'General Principles: Reflexions on Constructivist Thinking in International Law', Oikeustiede-Jurisprudentia, 18. pp. 120-63. 13 Vaughan Lowe (1992), 'The Role of Equity in International Law', Australian Year Book of International Law, 12, pp. 54-81. PART V THE COMPLETENESS OF THE LAW 14 Hersch Lauterpacht (1958), 'Some Observations on the Prohibition of "Non Liquet" and the Completeness of the Law', Symbolae Verzijl, pp. 196-221. 15 Julius Stone (1960), 'Non Liquet and the Function of Law in the International Community', British Year Book of International Law, 35, pp. 124-61. 16 W. Michael Reisman (1981), 'International Lawmaking: A Process of Communication: The Harold D. Lasswell Memorial Lecture', American Society of International Law Proceedings, pp. 101-20. 17 Gerry J. Simpson (1994), 'Imagined Consent: Democratic Liberalism in International Legal Theory', Australian Year Book of International Law, 15, pp. 103-28. 18 Martti Koskenniemi (1997), 'Faith, Identity, and the Killing of the Innocent: International Lawyers and Nuclear Weapons', Leiden Journal of International Law, 10, pp. 137-62. Name Index