Making Treaties Work: Human Rights, Environment and Arms Control

Hardback

Main Details

Title Making Treaties Work: Human Rights, Environment and Arms Control
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Geir Ulfstein
With Thilo Marauhn
With Andreas Zimmermann
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:464
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780521873178
ClassificationsDewey:341.37 341.37
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 12 April 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

There is an increasing focus on the need for national implementation of treaties. International law has traditionally left enforcement to the individual parties, but more and more treaties contain arrangements to induce States to comply with their commitments. Experts in this 2007 book examine three forms of such mechanisms: dispute settlement procedures in the form of international courts, non-compliance procedures of an administrative character, and enforcement of obligation by coercive means. Three fields are examined, namely human rights, international environmental law, and arms control and disarmament. These areas are in the forefront of the development of international law and deal with multilateral, rather than purely bilateral issues. Each part of the book on human rights, international environmental law and arms control contain a general introduction and case studies of the relevant treaties in the field. Will appeal widely to both generalists and specialists in international law and relations.

Author Biography

Professor of Law and Director of the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo. Professor of Public Law, International Law and European Law at the Justus-Liebig-Universitat Giesen. Research fellow at the University of Luzern. Professor Dr. Andreas Zimmermann, Professor of Law and Director of the Walter-Schucking Institute for International Law, University of Kiel.