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Zusatztext For those who teach the law of treaties, there is much on offer in this reasonably-priced volume. Informationen zum Autor Simon Chesterman is Dean of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law and Editor of the Asian Journal of International Law.David M. Malone is Under-Secretary General of the United Nations and Rector of the UN University, headquartered in Tokyo.Santiago Villalpando is the Legal Advisor of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Klappentext This book brings together world experts on the United Nations and international law, to examine not only the content of that legal regime but how it has been transformed since the second half of the twentieth century. Zusammenfassung This book brings together world experts on the United Nations and international law, to examine not only the content of that legal regime but how it has been transformed since the second half of the twentieth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors Introduction to the Oxford Handbook of United Nations Treaties PART I EVOLUTION-UN TREATY-MAKING IN PRACTICE AND IN THEORY 1: Ian Johnstone: The UN Charter and Its Evolution 2: Shirley V. Scott: Treaty-Making in International Organizations: International Relations Theory 3: Stephen Mathias: Treaty-Making at the United Nations: The View from the Secretariat 4: Christian J. Tams: The Role of Treaties in Pursuing the Objectives of the UN Charter 5: Giorgio Gaja: The Place of Treaties in the Codification and Progressive Development of International Law 6: Alan Boyle: The Choice of a Treaty: Hard Law versus Soft Law PART II PRACTICE-SCHOLARLY AND PRACTITIONER ACCOUNTS OF UN TREATY-MAKING A: International Peace and Security 7A: Barry Kellman: United Nations Weapons Control Treaties 7B: Daniël Prins: Creating from Chaos: Practitioner Reflections on Multilateral Treaty-Making 8A: Pierre Klein: Terrorism 8B: A. Rohan Perera: Terrorism: Practitioner Reflection 9: Tanja Masson-Zwaan and Roberto Cassar: The Peaceful Uses of Outer Space B: Economic and Social Development 10: Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger and Alexandra Harrington: Environment and Sustainable Development 11: George P. Politakis: The ILO's Standard-Setting: The First One Hundred Years 12: Hilary Charlesworth: Women 13: Drugs and Crime 14: Makane Moïse Mbengue: Trade and Development 15: Tullio Scovazzi: Culture 16: Sam Johnston: The Practice of UN Treaty-Making Concerning Science 17A: Allyn L. Taylor: Health 17B: Gian Luca Burci: Health: Practitioner Comment 18: Edward Kwakwa: Intellectual Property C: Human Rights 19: Jane Connors: The Human Rights Treaty Body System 20: Bertrand G. Ramcharan: The Covenants 21: Helen Keller and Corina Heri: The Committees on Human Rights and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 22: Guy S. Goodwin-Gill: United Nations Treaty-Making: Refugees and Stateless Persons 23A: Salvatore Zappalà: International Criminal Law and UN Treaties 23B: Hirad Abtahi and Philippe Kirsch: International Criminal Law: Practitioner Reflection D: International Law 24A: Malgosia Fitzmaurice: Law of Treaties 24B: Lionel Yee: Law of Treaties: Practitioner Reflection 25A: Yoshifumi Tanaka: Law of the Sea 25B: Tommy Koh: Negotiating the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: A Practitioner's Reflection 26: Davinia Aziz and Alison See: Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations and Specialized Agencies 27: Sanderijn Duquet and Jan Wouters: Diplomatic and Consular Relations 28: Corinne Montineri: International Commercial Arbitration 29: Pierre Bodeau-Livinec: Responsibility of States and International Organizations PART III TECHNIQUE-INNOVATION IN TREATY-MAKING AT THE UNITED NATIONS 30: Michael Wood: The Negotiation of Multilateral Treaties at t...
