Lisa Yarwood

State Accountability under International Law

Holding States Accountable for a Breach of Jus Cogens Norms

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

State Accountability under International Law sets forth a definition of State accountability as the antithesis of State impunity, and establishes a threshold against which the existence, or not, of State accountability can be determined. The book draws together the many academic theories relating to accountability that have arisen in various areas of international law including environmental law, human rights and trade law before going on to examine an emerging practice of State accountability. A variety of ad hoc attempts and informal mechanisms are assessed against the threshold of State accountability established with emphasis being given to practical examples ranging from the accountability of Germany and Japan after World War Two to the current attempts to prevent impunity by Sudan and Zimbabwe. The book also addresses the relationship between State accountability and the emerging practice of international humanitarian intervention to consider whether intervention could be used for the purpose of holding States accountable for a breach of jus cogens norms.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780415577830
• ISBN-10: 0415577837
• Artikelnr.: 29980433

Autorenporträt

Lisa Yarwood is a lecturer in Law at the University of Exeter.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Elements of State Accountability 2. State
Accountability as a Conceptual Framework 3. The Relationship between State
Accountability and Three Relevant Doctrines of International Law 4.
Juridical Support for State Accountability under the Doctrine of State
Responsibility 5. State Accountability in State Practice Conclusion