The law of maritime delimitation has been mostly developed through the case law of the International Court of Justice and other tribunals. In the past decade there have been a number of cases that raise questions about the consistency and predictability of the jurisprudence concerning this sub-field of international law. Meer
This collection invites environmental law scholars to reflect on what it means to be an environmental law scholar and to consider how and why environmental law scholars engage in environmental law scholarship. Meer
International law on sovereign defaults is underdeveloped because States have largely refrained from adjudicating disputes arising out of public debt. Meer
Most of the world's maritime boundary disputes involve privately held rights - relating to such matters as fishing, petroleum exploration and scientific research - that states have unilaterally granted to non-state actors in areas of overlapping national claims. Meer
The desire for humanity and the desire for security have co-existed as long as humans have been alive. As science has become increasingly sophisticated, so have the methods of self-defence by States. Meer
Much emphasis has been placed on the role that individualism, self-interest and reciprocity have in the formation and function of international legal rules. Meer
Europe still retains large areas which play host to numerous native and free-functioning ecosystems and lack roads, buildings, bridges, cables and other permanent manifestations of modern society. Meer
The Principles and Practice of International Aviation Law provides an introduction to, and demystification of, the private and public dimensions of international aviation law. Meer
ASEAN is coming of age as an international actor and international treaty-maker. To date, more than two hundred external agreements and other instruments have been concluded in the name of ASEAN. Meer
This book approaches the question of whether or not the court procedure at the ICC can be regarded as fair from two angles: First, does the ICC provide a fair trial according to the accepted standards of international human rights law? Meer
Die Bedeutung des Kohärenzgebotes für das Zusammenwirken der unterschiedlichen Bereiche europäischer Integration ist Gegenstand dieser Untersuchung. Meer
Eine italienische Familie namens Paletta schreibt Arbeitsrechtsgeschichte. Wie kaum ein anderer Fall hat dieser Rechtsstreit die Gerichte beschäftigt sowie Arbeitsrechtswissenschaft und -praxis polarisiert. Meer
Das vorliegende Werk ist die erste umfassende systematische Untersuchung der Spruchpraxis des UN-Menschenrechtsausschusses, des wichtigsten Menschenrechtsinstruments unter dem Dach der UNO, zur universellen Geltung der Paktrechte. Meer
In den internationalen Umweltbeziehungen herrscht seit der Rio-Konferenz von 1992 Einigkeit darüber, daß Staaten erst ab einem bestimmten Entwicklungsstand vereinbarte Umweltverpflichtungen erfüllen können. Meer
Das bestehende Regime für den antarktischen Umweltschutz wird vorrangig durch das Antarktische Vertragssystem geprägt, weist aber vielfältige Verknüpfungen zu globalen Umweltabkommen auf. Meer
The first three volumes of the World Court Digest cover the periods 1986 to 1990, 1991 to 1995 and 1996 to 2000. We are happy to issue the fourth volume, covering the period from 2001 to 2005. Meer