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OverviewPresents a treatment of statehood in the field of international law. This book tackles problems and questions such as the international disposition of territory in Kosovo and East Timor, claims for secession in Chechnya and Quebec, and the alleged category of 'failed States,' often misleadingly applied to Somalia and Afghanistan. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James R. Crawford (Whewell Professor of International Law, University of Cambridge)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 1.225kg ISBN: 9780199228423ISBN 10: 0199228426 Pages: 944 Publication Date: 15 March 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsI The Concept of Statehood in International Law 1: Statehood and Recognition 2: The Criteria for Statehood: Statehood as Effectiveness 3: International Law Conditions for the Creation of States 4: Issues of Statehood Before United Nations Organs 5: The Criteria for Statehood Applied: Some Special Cases II Modes of The Creation of States in International Law 6: Original Acquisition and Problems of Statehood 7: Dependent States and Other Dependent Entities 8: Devolution 9: Secession 10: Divided States and Reunification 11: Unions and Federations of States III The Creation of States in International Organizations 12: International Dispositive Powers 13: Mandates and Trust Territories 14: Non-Self-Governing Territories: the Law and Practice of Decolonialization IV Problems of Commencement, Continuity, and Extinction 15: The Commencement of States 16: Problems of Identity, Continuity and Reversion 17: The Extinction of States Conclusion Appendices Appendix 1 List of States and Territorial Entities Proximate to States Appendix 2 League Mandates and United Nations Trusteeships Appendix 3 The United Nations and Non-Self-Governing Territories 1946-2005 Appendix 4 Consideration by the International Law Commission of the Topic of Statehood (1996)Reviews..[the] meticulous and detailed use of a vast array of situations is a significant strength of the book and will make it the first reference point for anyone practising or researching in this and related areas. The depth of understanding of each situation, the ability to see the various aspects of each situation and to apply them to various legal arguments is impressive. European Journal of International Law [review of the first edition] ..a work of high-quality scholarship..detailed, closely argued..shows an author in commansof his field. It is highly recommended for all international lawyers, international relations experts and others who have to deal with these situations. European Journal of International Law `One of the classic monographs of international law.' Geoffrey Marston, Cambridge Law Journal [review of the first edition] `Of great value not only to international lawyers but also to students of the impact of new states and nationalist movements on world politics.' Hedley Bull, Times Literary Supplement [review of the first edition] `Not only a masterful compilation of state practice and a minutely detailed review of the literature but a thoughtful analysis of one of international law's most perplexing problems.' Colin Warbrick, International Affairs [review of the first edition] `This new and much expanded edition of James Crawford's seminal 1979 publication is an invaluable contribution to the theory and practice of international law..Crawford's monumental study acknowledges such developments in the international arena, while convincingly demonstrating that the study of statehood remains at the core of the discipline' Australian Yearbook of International Law [review of the second edition] `This book stands alone in its field. It will be the first point of reference for anyone seeking information or enlightenment on how States have come into being, how they change, and how - sometimes - they disappear. It is an essential.. purchase for all international law and international relations libraries.' Michael Wood, International and Comparative Law Quarterly ..[the] meticulous and detailed use of a vast array of situations is a significant strength of the book and will make it the first reference point for anyone practising or researching in this and related areas. The depth of understanding of each situation, the ability to see the various aspects of each situation and to apply them to various legal arguments is impressive. European Journal of International Law [review of the first edition] ..a work of high-quality scholarship..detailed, closely argued..shows an author in commansof his field. It is highly recommended for all international lawyers, international relations experts and others who have to deal with these situations. European Journal of International Law Author InformationJames Crawford is the Whewell Professor of International Law at the University of Cambridge, where he is Chair of the Faculty of Law, 2003-06. He was formerly Director of the Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law, 1995-2003. Before moving to Cambridge in 1992 he was a Member of the Australian Law Reform Commission; from 1992 he was a member of the International Law Commission, and was responsible in that capacity for the ILC's Draft Statute for an International Criminal Court (1994) and the ILC's Articles on State Responsibility (2001). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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