Towards an
International Law of
Co-progressiveness
Sienho
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Centered on
progressiveness, these essays rigorously address some philosophical, conceptual
and structural issues relating to the international legal system, the
International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the international criminal tribunals.
These include: the concept of the international law of co-progressiveness, opinio juris and customary international law, the rule of
law, the interpretation of the ICJ Statute, law and expedience at the ICJ, the
relationship between the International Criminal Court and the Security Council,
the definition of crimes against humanity, guilty plea fairness, defenses to international crimes, constitutions of
international organizations, September 11 and international law, international
experiment in national constitution-making, discretionary function and foreign
sovereign immunities, and the concept of human rights in Asia. This book is
valuable to critical thinkers and scholars in international law and relations,
policy-makers and international judges, practitioners and NGO advocates. This collection includes fourteen essays
both new and previously published in fine journals such as European JIL (
Table of Contents - Index
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Preface ............................................................................................................................... vii
Note on Style and Abbreviations ............................................................................................... viii
Acknowledgements
.................................................................................................................... ix
1.
Towards an International
Law of Co-progressiveness ................................... 1
2.
The News that Opinio Juris “Is Not a Necessary Element of
Customary [International] Law” Is Greatly Exaggerated .............................. 27
3.
The Perfect Rule of Law .................................................................. 41
4.
The Interpretation of
“Treaties in Force” in Article 35(2) of
the Statute of the International Court of Justice ........................................ 59
5.
Forum Prorogatum
Returns to the International
Court of Justice ............................................................................. 85
6.
The International Court of
Justice: Law and Expediency............................ 101
7.
A Proposal to Reformulate
Article 23 of the ILC Draft
Statute for an International Criminal Court ........................................... 105
8.
The Erdemovic
Sentencing Judgement: A Questionable
Milestone for the International Criminal Tribunal for
the Former
10.
The Time Limit for the
Ratification of Proposed Amendments to the
Constitutions of International Organizations ......................................... 193
11.
The Potential Impact of the
Possible US Responses to
the 9-11 Atrocities on the Law regarding the Use of Force and
Self-defence ................................................................................ 219
12.
An International Experiment
in National Constitution-making:
The New Constitution of
13.
The Discretionary Function
Exception Under the Foreign
Sovereign Immunities Act: When in
as
the Romans Wish?......................................................................
247
14. The Concept of Human Rights in
Index .................................................................................................................................. 301
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