Introduction -- International legal personality as a theoretical construct -- The personality of individuals in positive international law : general issues -- The legal personality of individuals in international claims -- The legal personality of individuals in international humanitarian law -- The legal personality of individuals in international criminal law -- The legal personality of individuals in international human rights law -- The legal personality of individuals in international economic law -- Conclusion
Summary
This monograph traces the intellectual history of the international legal personality of individuals. It demonstrates how many international lawyers still rely on the idea that states are the only subjects of international law, whereas practice shows that the question of the international legal rights and duties of any entity is strictly empirical
