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Studies in International Law and History
R. P. Anand
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Description for Studies in International Law and History
Paperback. Deals with such questions as: when did European international law become universally binding? Can states, which did not, and could not, participate in its origin and development question some of its rules, which are inimical to their interests? And, how can and does this law change in the absence of any supra-national legislature? Series: Developments in International Law. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAZ; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Although modern international law is now recognized as universally applicable to all the states as soon as they emerge as independent entities (whether members of the United Nations or not, they are accepted as members of the ever-expanding international society, and are bound by its rules and seek its protection), this is only a recent phenomenon not older than the United Nations itself. Before the Second World War, modern international law was supposed to be merely a law of and for the civilized Western European Christian states, or states of European origin, and applicable only between them. ... Read more
Although modern international law is now recognized as universally applicable to all the states as soon as they emerge as independent entities (whether members of the United Nations or not, they are accepted as members of the ever-expanding international society, and are bound by its rules and seek its protection), this is only a recent phenomenon not older than the United Nations itself. Before the Second World War, modern international law was supposed to be merely a law of and for the civilized Western European Christian states, or states of European origin, and applicable only between them. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Brill Netherlands
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
Series
Developments in International Law
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
, Netherlands
ISBN
9789004138599
SKU
V9789004138599
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Reviews for Studies in International Law and History
In conclusion, one may say that the historical method of the book depicts the history of international law as always related to the history of international relations, and closely interwoven with domestic political history. Ranging among diverse topics within such a conception of history and law-making, this collection of essays never loses sight of the Asian point of view. The ... Read more