Promises of states under international law / Christian Eckart
- Bib ID:
- 5807454
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Eckart, Christian
- Description:
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- Oxford : Hart publishing, 2012
- xx, 335 p. 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9781849462327
- 1849462321
- Series:
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- Studies in international law ; v. 37
- Studies in international law (Stockholm, Sweden) ; v. 37.
- Full contents:
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- Machine generated contents note: I.The Presumed Rareness of Promises
- II.A Legal Framework with Many Open Questions: A First Look
- III.The Need for a Clear Assessment of the Applicable Law
- IV.Approaching the Topic
- 1.Delimiting the Subject: Promise as a Unilateral Act
- I.Drawing from the Definition of Unilateral Acts
- II.Distinguishing Promises from Other Classes of Unilateral Acts
- A.Promise
- B.Recognition
- C.Protest
- D.Waiver/Renunciation
- E.A Note on Notification
- III.A Manifestation of Will to Create a Legal Obligation
- IV.Unilateral
- A.Collective State Action
- (i).Treaties Providing for Rights for Third States
- (ii).Joint Declarations Outside Treaties
- (iii).Concluding Remarks on Joint State Action
- B.The `Autonomy' Debate
- (i).Independence of Another Unilateral Act?
- (ii).Independence of Another Multilateral or Bilateral Act?
- (iii).It's Really All about Lex Specialis
- (a).Acts Governed by the Law of Treaties
- Contents note continued: (b).Declarations Made Pursuant to ICJ Statute, Article 36(2)
- (c).Declarations Made During Judicial Proceedings
- (d).A Brief Note on Other Acts Usually Excluded
- V.Promises of States Only
- 2.A History of Promises
- I.Important Cases and State Practice
- A.Mavrommatis Jerusalem Concessions Case
- B.Certain German Interests in Upper Polish Silesia Case
- C.Free Zones Case
- D.Declarations Concerning the Protection of Minorities
- E.Legal Status of Eastern Greenland Case
- F.Assurances Leading up to the Second World War
- G.Austria's Permanent Neutrality
- H.Egypt's Declaration on the Suez Canal
- I.North Sea Continental Shelf Cases
- J.Nuclear Tests Cases
- (i).Facts of the Case and the Judgment Delivered by the Court
- (ii).Analysis and Critical Assessment
- (iii).The Separate and Dissenting Opinions
- K.Swiss Declaration in Relation to Security Council Resolution 253
- L.Declarations on Torture and Other Inhumane Treatment
- Contents note continued: M.British Pledge on the `Five Techniques' before the ECtHR
- N.Swiss `Petitpierre Assurance' to the United Nations
- O.Declaration on the Use of War Material Exported out of Austria
- P.German Approval Case before the German Constitutional Court
- Q.Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua Case
- R.Filleting of Fish in the Gulf of St Lawrence Arbitration
- S.Frontier Dispute Between Burkina Faso and Mali Case
- T.Negative Security Assurances
- U.LaGrand Case
- V.Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo Case
- W.Questions Relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite Case
- II.Concluding Remarks on the History of Promises
- 3.The Law on Promises
- I.Promises and the Sources of International Law
- II.The ILC's Guiding Principles
- III.Legal Basis for the Bindingness of Unilateral Promises
- A.Presumed Consent
- B.State Sovereignty and Intent
- C.Good Faith and Presumed Reliance
- Contents note continued: IV.On the Intention to be Legally Bound
- A.The State's Manifestation of Will
- B.Ascertaining a Legal Intent to be Bound
- (i).Restrictive Interpretation
- (ii).Interpreting a Declaration's Text
- (iii).`Clear and Specific' Wording
- (iv).Supporting Circumstances
- (v).Concluding Remarks on Interpretation
- C.Distinguishing Promises and Offers
- V.Further Requirements
- A.Competent Representative
- B.No `Defective' Will
- C.`Publicity'
- D.A Lawful (and Possible?) Object
- E.Registration?
- F.Impact of the Addressee's Reaction
- G.Summarising the Requirements for a Legally Binding Promise
- VI.The Revocability of Promises
- A.Necessary Limitations
- B.Between the Vienna Convention and a `More Flexible' Approach
- C.Guiding Principle 10: Providing an Answer (Only) for `Specific Circumstances'
- D.Specific Circumstances Aside: Determining a `Ground Rule' on Revocation
- (i).Towards a `More Flexible' Approach
- Contents note continued: (ii).Reasonable Notice Requirement
- E.Consolidating the Approach: A Ground Rule from which to Deviate in Specific Circumstances
- F.Concluding Remarks on the Revocability of Promises
- VII.Modifying Promises
- VIII.Promises and Estoppel
- A.Estoppel
- B.Promises and Estoppel: Distinct but Interacting Legal Principles
- (i).Two Distinct Legal Principles
- (ii).Promises Triggering Estoppel
- (iii).`Non-Promises' Triggering Estoppel?
- (iv).Recapitulating Remarks on the Interplay of Promise and Estoppel
- IX.Summarising the Legal Framework
- 4.Looking Ahead: A `Promising' Future?
- I.Straitjacket vs Empowering Rule
- II.Unilateral Promises and Bilateral Commitments
- A.Why Allow for Legally Binding Promises at the International Level?
- B.Circumventing or Complementing Treaties?.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-331) and index.
- Subject:
- Public policy (International law)
- Copyright:
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