TY - BOOK AU - Cassese,Antonio TI - International law SN - 0199259399 AV - KZ3395.C25 C26 PY - 2005/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - International law N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I: Origins and foundations of the international community. The main legal features of the international community ; The historical evolution of the international community ; The fundamental principles governing international relations -- Part II: Subjects of the international community. States as the primary subjects of international law ; The spatial dimension of state activities ; Limitations on state sovereignty : immunities and treatment of individuals ; Other international legal subjects -- Part III: Creation and implementation of international legal standards. International law-creation : custom ; Treaties ; Other lawmaking processes ; The hierarchy of international law : the role of jus cogens ; The implementation of international rules within national systems -- Part IV: Breaches of international law and their consequences. International wrongful acts and the legal reaction thereto ; Promoting compliance with law and preventing or settling disputes ; Enforcement -- Part V: Contemporary issues in international law. The role of the United Nations ; UN sanctions and collective security ; Unilateral resort to force by states ; The protection of human rights ; Legal restraints on violence in armed conflict ; The repression of international crimes ; The international response to terrorism ; Protection of the environment ; Legal attempts at narrowing the north-south gap N2 - Previous edition, 1st, published in 2001 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0422/2004020238.html UR - http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=010326121&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA UR - http://resolver.shef.ac.uk/?http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0422/2004020238.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0725/2004020238-b.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0616/2004020238-d.html UR - http://www.oup.com/uk/booksites/content/0199259399/ UR - http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780199259397#contents UR - http://www.oup.com/uk/orc/bin/9780199259397 UR - www.oup.com/uk/best.textbooks/law/cassese. ER -