Enforcing Obligations Erga Omnes in International Law.
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. 424 p. (Cambridge studies in international and comparative law; No. 44).
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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 -