TY - BOOK

T1 - Enforcing Obligations Erga Omnes in International Law.

AU - Tams, Christian J.

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © Christian J. Tams 2005.

PY - 2005/12/1

Y1 - 2005/12/1

N2 - The concept of obligations erga omnes - obligations to the international community as a whole - has fascinated international lawyers for decades, yet its precise implications remain unclear. This book assesses how this concept affects the enforcement of international law. It shows that all States are entitled to invoke obligations erga omnes in proceedings before the International Court of Justice, and to take countermeasures in response to serious erga omnes breaches. In addition, it suggests ways of identifying obligations that qualify as erga omnes. In order to sustain these results, the book conducts a thorough examination of international practice and jurisprudence as well as the recent work of the UN International Law Commission in the field of State responsibility. By so doing, it demonstrates that the erga omnes concept is solidly grounded in modern international law, and clarifies one of the central aspects of the international regime of law enforcement. Analyses, in obligations erga omnes, one of the most controversial concepts of modern international law Assesses the work of the International Law Commission in the field of State responsibility An important contribution to the debate about the enforcement of international law

AB - The concept of obligations erga omnes - obligations to the international community as a whole - has fascinated international lawyers for decades, yet its precise implications remain unclear. This book assesses how this concept affects the enforcement of international law. It shows that all States are entitled to invoke obligations erga omnes in proceedings before the International Court of Justice, and to take countermeasures in response to serious erga omnes breaches. In addition, it suggests ways of identifying obligations that qualify as erga omnes. In order to sustain these results, the book conducts a thorough examination of international practice and jurisprudence as well as the recent work of the UN International Law Commission in the field of State responsibility. By so doing, it demonstrates that the erga omnes concept is solidly grounded in modern international law, and clarifies one of the central aspects of the international regime of law enforcement. Analyses, in obligations erga omnes, one of the most controversial concepts of modern international law Assesses the work of the International Law Commission in the field of State responsibility An important contribution to the debate about the enforcement of international law

KW - Law

KW - Public international law

KW - human rights

KW - politics and international relations

KW - international relations and international organisations

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U2 - 10.1017/CBO9780511494116

DO - 10.1017/CBO9780511494116

M3 - Monographs

AN - SCOPUS:84929878667

SN - 9780521128896

T3 - Cambridge studies in international and comparative law

BT - Enforcing Obligations Erga Omnes in International Law.

PB - Cambridge University Press

CY - Cambridge

ER -