Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Desierto Diane A

Necessity and national emergency clauses : Sovereignty in modern treaty intepretation - Leiden Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 2012 - HB 400p

Table of contents
I. Introduction: Necessity and Treaty Obligations;
II. The Doctrine of Necessity in Municipal and International Legal Orders;
III. The Historical Genesis of Necessity Doctrine: A Conceptual Descriptive;
IV. Substantive and Methodological Issues in Interpreting Necessity Clauses in Treaties: A Proposal;
V. Economic and National Security Emergencies: Necessity Clauses in International Investment Law and International Trade Law;
VI. States of Emergency in International Human Rights Treaties;
VII. Misapplying Necessity: Recent Proposals in Jus Ad Bellum and Jus in Bello;
VIII. Conclusion: Necessity, Sovereignty, and Treaty Interpretation;
Selected Bibliography;
Subject Index

ISBN: 9789004218529

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Necessity - International Law2. Treaties - Interpretation & Construction3. Sovereignty

Dewey Class. No.: 341.370000 / DES