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Gender Issues in Private International Law
Private international law (PIL) per se deals with private law protection in cross-border relations. Numerous issues affected by PIL dictate...
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Efficiency and International Human Rights Law: Some Preliminary Thoughts
This chapter explores the question of whether and if so how different disciplines may be enriched from the theories and practices of other...
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In Search of Solidarity in International Law
This chapter argues that international law as it currently stands is not a legal system based on solidarity, nor is there any evidence that such a...
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Public Policy in International Arbitration Law
This chapter introduces the general legal framework of the ground of public policy in arbitration law by reviewing the legal schemes that define...
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The Contribution of the International Criminal Court to the Development of International Humanitarian Law
International courts have been significantly contributing to the formation and development of international law by, among else, providing evidence of...
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International Humanitarian Law
The wizarding world is full of conflict—at least during bad years, meaning pretty much whenever Grindelwald or Voldemort are on the loose. During...
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Application of Swiss law and influence of Swiss protection of legal personality in international sport: a necessity to ensure equality of treatment among competitors?
Sports law and Swiss law are closely connected. It is at first quite complex to perceive the real implications of Swiss law, in which way it applies...
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Violence in International Criminal Law and Beyond
This chapter examines the increasing potential of international criminal law to advance hegemonic claims over the meaning of concepts relevant beyond...
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Values of International Economic Law: Freedom, Fairness and Security
Laws are norms of behavior, prescribing what should be done and what should not be done. Among legal scholars, the conceptual pairs of natural and...
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Compliance of National TDM Rules with International Copyright Law: An Overrated Nonissue?
Seeking to devise an adequate regulatory framework for text and data mining (TDM), countries around the globe have adopted different approaches....
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You Say Precautions, I Say Prevention: Towards the Systemic Integration of International Humanitarian Law and International Environmental Law
Environmental harm during armed conflict is a cross-cutting issue that comes within the remit of both international humanitarian law (IHL) and...
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Defences to State Responsibility in International Humanitarian Law
The ILC Articles on State Responsibility contain six general defences: consent, self-defence, countermeasures, force majeure, distress and state of...
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Hegemony and International Criminal Law—An Introduction
The chapter introduces the concept of the book and the various perspectives presented therein. While situating the notion of hegemony in the context...
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Solidarity as a Practical Reason: Grounding the Authority of International Law
This article discusses the concept and the principle of solidarity in international law. It is often argued that solidarity is a(n) (emerging)...
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Human Dignity in International Human Rights Law
The concept of human dignity may be considered as a founding block and pillar of international human rights law. To focus on this foundational...
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Forced Displacement and Borderlands in International Law: Perspectives from Below
African borders are contentious and arbitrary, shaped by both colonial and post-colonial events. How do communities that straddle borders experience...
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The Impact of Subsequent Customary International Law on Treaties: Pushing the Boundaries of Interpretation?
Conflicts between treaty and customary norms are endemic to international law and are increasingly frequent. Yet there is nothing automatic or...
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International Law Pertaining to Syrian Chemical Weapons
This chapter outlines sources of international law on chemical weapons and their relevance to the Syrian situation. In the contemporary context, the...