Sovereignty and interpretation of international norms /
In an International Community characterized by the weight of state sovereignty the interpretation of international norms (by states, International Organizations and judicial and arbitral bodies) is one of the key points of this legal order. State sovereignty conditions the creation and application o...
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Berlin ; New York :
Springer,
c2007
Berlin ; New York : ©2007 Berlin ; New York : c2007 |
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Table of Contents:
- Interpretation of International Norms: Sovereignty, Power of Discretion, Delimitation of the Discrepancy
- Sovereignty and Interpretation: A Relationship of Dependence
- The Text, the Authentic Expression of the Will of the Parties, Constitutes the Subject of the Discrepancy: The Conventional Rules
- The Institutionalisation of the International Community Gives a New Dimension to Law Making: The Institutional Norms
- Conduct, the Expression of the Will of the State, Constitutes the Subject of the Discrepancy: The Customary Norms
- Does the Declaration Express the Will of the State or Is It the Interpreter Who Builds It? The Unilateral Declarations
- Analysis of International Practice: The Interpretative Canons Employed by International Case Law
- The International Court of Justice (I.C.J.)
- Arbitral Tribunals
- Rules and Criteria Employed in Relation to the Interpretation of Certain Categories of Norms and International Instruments
- Conventional Instruments or Instruments of a Statutory Nature
- Customary Norms
- Institutional Norms of the United Nations
- Unilateral Declarations
- Procedural Instruments, Facts Alleged and Exercise of the Jurisdiction Attributed to the I.C.J.
- Conclusions