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Author Reisman, W. Michael (William Michael), 1939-

Title The quest for world order and human dignity in the twenty-first century : constitutive process and individual commitment : general course on public international law / W. Michael Reisman
Published [The Hague] : Hague Academy of International Law, 2013, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (487 pages)
Series Pocketbooks of the Hague Academy of International Law
Pocketbooks of the Hague Academy of International Law.
Contents Preliminary Material : Breaking out of Alice's looking-glass : an introduction -- What is international law attached to? -- Some propositions and conditioning factors -- The world constitutive process and its decision functions -- The international lawmaking function -- Two modes of principled decision-making -- The international law-applying function -- Participation arrangements for States: the transformation of self-determination and the emergence of the individual -- Sovereignty and human rights : changing the internal arrangements of States by external means -- The actors theory has ignored -- Human rights and individualism : regulating national control and providing international protection -- Contingencies for the use of force : myth system and operational code -- The use and abuse of force : jus in bello -- The penumbra of professionalism : the citizenship role of the international lawyer -- International law as a profession : dilemmas of identity and commitment
Summary This General Course is concerned, first, with understanding and assessing the aggregate performance of the world constitutive process, in present and projected constructs; second, with providing the intellectual tools that can enable those involved in making decisions to be more effective, whether they are operating in islands or offshore; and, third, with inquiring into ways the international legal system might be improved. Reisman identifies the individual as the ultimate actor in international law and explores the dilemmas of meaningful individual commitment to a world order of human dignit
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes "Full text of the lecture published in September 2012 in the Recueil des cours, vol. 351 (2010)"--Page 2
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Subject International law -- History -- 21st century
Human rights -- History -- 21st century
Aggression (International law) -- History -- 21st century
Just war doctrine -- History -- 21st century
World politics -- 21st century.
LAW -- International.
Aggression (International law)
Human rights
International law
Just war doctrine
World politics
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Hague Academy of International Law.
ISBN 9789004236165
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