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Neutrality in Contemporary International Law
James Upcher
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Description for Neutrality in Contemporary International Law
Hardback. While some have argued that neutrality has become irrelevant, this volume asserts that neutrality continues to be a key concept of the law of armed conflict. Neutrality in Contemporary International Law details the rights and duties of neutral states and demonstrates how the rules of neutrality continue to apply in modern day conflicts. Series: Oxford Monographs in International Law. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: JPWL; JPWS; JW; LBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
The law of neutrality - the corpus of legal rules regulating the relationship between belligerents and States taking no part in hostilities - assumed its modern form in a world in which the waging of war was unconstrained. The neutral State enjoyed territorial inviolability to the extent that it adhered to the obligations attaching to its neutral status and thus the law of neutrality provided spatial parameters for the conduct of hostilities. Yet the basis on which the law of neutrality developed - the extra-legal character of war - no longer exists. Does the law of neutrality continue to survive ... Read more
The law of neutrality - the corpus of legal rules regulating the relationship between belligerents and States taking no part in hostilities - assumed its modern form in a world in which the waging of war was unconstrained. The neutral State enjoyed territorial inviolability to the extent that it adhered to the obligations attaching to its neutral status and thus the law of neutrality provided spatial parameters for the conduct of hostilities. Yet the basis on which the law of neutrality developed - the extra-legal character of war - no longer exists. Does the law of neutrality continue to survive ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Monographs in International Law
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198739760
SKU
V9780198739760
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About James Upcher
Dr James Upcher is Lecturer in Law at Newcastle University. He has worked in private practice in a wide range of international law disputes, including disputes before the International Court of Justice and the Permanent Court of Arbitration. He also acts as a consultant on a wide range of international law issues for governments and non-governmental organisations.
Reviews for Neutrality in Contemporary International Law
The book by Upcher is a stimulating insight into the subject of neutrality
Natalino Ronzitti, Emeritus Professor of International Law at LUISS University, Italian Yearbook of International Law
Natalino Ronzitti, Emeritus Professor of International Law at LUISS University, Italian Yearbook of International Law