The Function of Public International Law

This book addresses fundamental aspects of the concept of public international law in both theory and practice. The argument developed by the author is that, underlying the traditional, horizontal, structure of public international law, a vertical structure of the concept of law may be discerned. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vos, Jan Anne. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: The Hague, The Netherlands : T. M. C. Asser Press : Imprint: T.M.C. Asser Press, 2013.
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-861-3
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Introduction to Part I
  • The Framework of Obligation and the Framework of Authorization in the Case of the S.S. Lotus and in Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons
  • The Framework of Obligation and the Framework of Authorization in General Theory of Law
  • The Framework of Obligation and the Framework of Authorization in Theory of Public International Law
  • �Conclusion to Part I
  • Introduction to Part II
  • The Concept of General Principles of Law Situated within the Framework of Obligation and the Framework of Authorization
  • The Concept of Conventional International Law Situated within the Framework of Obligation and the Framework of Authorization
  • The Concept of Customary International Law Situated within the Framework of Obligation and the Framework of Authorization
  • Conclusion to Part II
  • Introduction to Part III
  • The Concept of International Institutions Situated within the Framework of Obligation and the Framework of Authorization
  • The Concept of Jus Cogens and the Concept of Obligation Erga Omnes Situated within the Framework of Obligation and the Framework of Authorization
  • Conclusion to Part III
  • Conclusion : The Concept of Public International Law as the Constituting of International Society Pursuant to Practical Reasoning.