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Research Handbook on Remote Warfare Research Handbooks in International Law series Edited by Jens David Ohlin, Vice Dean and Professor of Law, Cornell Law School, US ISBN: 9781784716981Publicado: 2019Páginas: 528 eISBN: 9781784716998 Publicado: 2019Páginas: 528 The practice of armed conflict has changed radically in the last decade. With eminent contributors …

This book is a comprehensive study of the institutional setting of European Constitutions and provides a systematic study of the constitutional principles and organisation of state powers. The following issues are addressed: Terminology; Notion and Functions of Constitution; Sources of Constitutional Law; Constituent and Amending Power; Protecting the Constitution; Directive Principles; Fundamental Constitutional Principles; Division of Powers; Division of Functions; Parliament; Head of State; Government and Administration; The Judicial Power.

International Law in Domestic Courts Author: Edited by Andre Nollkaemper, August Reinisch, Ralph Janik, and Florentina SimlingerISBN: 9780198739746Binding: HardcoverPublication Date: 28 January 2019Price: $175.00 Description The Oxford ILDC online database, an online collection of domestic court decisions which apply international law, has been providing scholars with insights for many years. …

70 Years of the International Law Commission: Drawing a Balance for the Future by Christiane Ahlborn and Bart Smit Duijzentkunst [Christiane Ahlborn and Bart Smit Duijzentkunst are Associate Legal Officers at the Codification Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs in New York. This post, and its sister post …

Identification of customary international law The report containing government comments on the identification of customary international law has been issued (A/CN.4/716). [via International Law Commission]

Subsequent agreements and subsequent practice The report containing government comments on subsequent agreements and subsequent practice in relation to the interpretation of treaties has been issued (A/CN.4/712). [via International Law Commission]

The Dispute between Guyana and Venezuela over the Essequibo Region Introduction On 29 March 2018, Guyana filed an Application against Venezuela before the International Court of Justice (‘ICJ’) concerning the two States’ long-standing dispute over the Essequibo region. This Application was filed after the UN Secretary General decided on 30 …

Summit of the Americas: Is There a Place for Venezuela? by Ricardo Arredondo [Ricardo Arredondo is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Buenos Aires.] 1. Introduction In recent months, Latin-American countries have been actors and witnesses of a heated debate, as tend to be those in which …

Does the ICJ Have Binding Jurisdiction Over the Guyana-Venezuela Border Controversy? Probably, But Maybe Not by Julian Ku Last month, the UN Secretary General António Guterres announced that he was referring the longstanding border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela to the International Court of Justice. This decision was made after a …

An Utterly Damning Report on Moreno-Ocampo by Kevin Jon Heller Following on the heels of the much-reported e-mail scandal, FICHL has released a policy brief entitled “A Prosecutor Falls, Time for the Court to Rise” that is an utterly damning indictment of Luis Moreno-Ocampo’s tenure at the ICC. Here is a taste …

International Law Pays No Homage to Catalonia’s Declaration of Independence by Julian Ku International law is famously mushy and subject to a variety of interpretations.  But there are some issues upon which there is more consensus under international law, such as the illegality of Russia’s annexation of Crimea.  But is …