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Zusatztext ...this book genuinely represents a peak of the highest international legal scholarship - it takes into account all the major issues of contemporary world legal affairs, it challenges classical and traditional international law doctrines, it opens eyes to new scenarios, it suggests concrete measures and solutions. Informationen zum Autor Antonio Cassese was Professor of International Law at the University of Florence until 2008. He is a member of the Institut de Droit International, and former President of the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture. He was the first President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), serving in this capacity from 1993 to 1997 and then as the presiding judge of trial chambers until 2000. In October 2004, Cassese was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to be the Chairperson of the UN International Commission of Enquiry into Violations of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Darfur. In 2006 the United Nations Secretary-General appointed him as an independent expert tasked to review the judicial efficiency of the Special Court of Sierra Leone. In March 2009 Cassese was appointed by United Nations as judge for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) where he was elected President of the Tribunal. Klappentext 0 "This book genuinely represents a peak of the highest international legal scholarship -- it takes into account all the major issues of contemporary world legal affairs, it challenges classical and traditional international law doctrines, it opens eyes to new scenarios, it suggests concrete measures and solutions. From this point of view, reading this unique volume is much like climbing a magic mountain, an activity which deserves to be done at least twice." --Lorenzo Casini, Journal of International Criminal Justice Zusammenfassung Bringing together 47 essays by prominent international lawyers, this book reflects on major challenges facing international law and focuses on potential changes and improvements. Its aim is helping to construct a better architecture of world society. As international law's importance continues to grow, this book analyses where it is heading. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Antonio Cassese: Introduction I. Can the World become a Global Community? 2: Martti Koskenniemi: The project of a world community 3: Luigi Condorelli and Antonio Cassese: Is the Leviathan still holding sway over the international society? 4: JosÃ(c) Alvarez: State Sovereignty 5: Philip Alston: The United Nations 6: Bardo Fassbender: The Security Council 7: Nehal Bhuta: International actors other that States 8: Mauro Palma: International civil society 9: Andreas Paulus: Universal values v. bilateralism and reciprocity 10: Savatore Zappalà : Effectiveness v. universal values 11: Anne Peters: Towards constitutionalising the world community? 12: Antonio Cassese: Towards a global community of human rights? II. What Role for Law-Making? 13: Luigi Condorelli: Customary law 14: Antonio Cassese: Jus cogens 15: Alan Boyle: New modalities of law-making III. Can International Legal Imperatives be More Effectively brought into Effect? (A) The Interplay of International and National Law 16: Yuval Shany: Bolstering the implementation of international rules in domestic systems 17: Antonio Cassese: Towards a "moderate monism ": could international rules eventually acquire the force to invalidate inconsistent national laws? (B) Mechanisms for Inducing States' Compliance 18: Pierre-Marie Dupuy: Making state responsibility work 19: Paola Gaeta: Immunity of states and state officials: a major stumbling-block to judicial scrutiny? (C) The Role of Judicial Bodies 20: Antonio Cassese: The International Court of Justice: it is...
