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Zusatztext The great achievement of the book is that it has been able to demonstrate the usefulness and legitimacy of the concept of promise in international law. . . . The book contains a full discussion of all the issues which unilateral promises can raise in diplomatic practice. . . .In sum, the book may be called an outstanding complement to the existing legal literature on a key issue of contemporary international law. It will be indispensable reading for any lawyer interested in the concept of unilateral promises in international law. Informationen zum Autor Christian Eckart is an articled clerk at the Higher Appellate Court of Berlin. Zusammenfassung The law governing unilateral declarations of intention by states is far from clear. This monograph fills a gap in international legal scholarship by raising and answering the question of the precise legal value of such pledges in the realm of public international law. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction I The Presumed Rareness of Promises II A Legal Framework with Many Open Questions: A First Look III The Need for a Clear Assessment of the Applicable Law IV Approaching the Topic1 Delimiting the Subject: Promise as a Unilateral Act I Drawing from the Definition of Unilateral Acts II Distinguishing Promises from Other Classes of Unilateral Acts III A Manifestation of Will to Create a Legal Obligation IV Unilateral V Promises of States Only 2 A History of Promises I Important Cases and State Practice II Concluding Remarks on the History of Promises 3 The Law on Promises I Promises and the Sources of International Law II The ILC's Guiding Principles III Legal Basis for the Bindingness of Unilateral Promises IV On the Intention to be Legally Bound V Further Requirements VI The Revocability of Promises VII Modifying Promises VIII Promises and Estoppel IX Summarising the Legal Framework 4 Looking Ahead: A 'Promising' Future? I Straitjacket vs Empowering Rule II Unilateral Promises and Bilateral Commitments Concluding Remarks...
