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The United Nations Charter as the Constitution of the International Community

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2009
ISBN
9004175105, 9789004175105
ISSN
0924-4883
LCC
KZ4991 .F37 2009
Google Books ID
rsTPPF111ioC
Open Library ID
OL22983366M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1257011 bytes)
Series
Legal Aspects of International Organization 51
Pages
229\229
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

The 'constitutionalization' of international law is one of the most intensely debated issues in contemporary international legal doctrine. The term is used to describe a number of features which distinguish the present international legal order from 'classical' international law, in particular its shift from bilateralism to community interest, and from an inter-state system to a global legal order committed to the well-being of the individual person. The author of this book belongs to the leading participants of the constitutionalization debate. He argues that there indeed exists a constitutional law of the international community that is built on and around the Charter of the United Nations. In this book, he explains why the Charter has a constitutional quality and what legal consequences arise from that characterization.

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