TY - BOOK AU - Cassese,Antonio TI - Realizing utopia: the future of international law SN - 9780191627705 AV - KZ3410 .R43 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - International law KW - LAW KW - International KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - LC copy errata slip inserted; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction / Antonio Cassese -- I. Can the world become a global community? -- The subjective dangers of projects of world community / Martti Koskenniemi -- Is the Leviathan still holding sway over international dealings? / Luigi Condorelli and Antonio Cassese -- State sovereignty is not withering away : a few lessons for the future / Jose Alvarez -- The United Nations : no hope for reform? / Philip Alston -- The Security Council : progress is possible but unlikely / Bardo Fassbender -- The role international actors other that states can play in the new world order / Nehal Bhuta -- The possible contribution of international civil society to the protection of human rights / Mauro Palma -- Whether universal values can prevail over bilateralism and reciprocity / Andreas Paulus -- Can legality trump effectiveness in today's international law? / Savatore Zappal�a -- Are moving towards constitutionalization of the world community? / Anne Peters -- A plea for a global community grounded in a core of human rights / Antonio Cassese -- II. What lawmaking tools should be used to bring about needed change? -- Customary international law : the yesterday, today, and tomorrow of general international law / Luigi Condorelli -- For an enhanced role of jus cogens / Antonio Cassese -- International lawmaking : towards a new role for the Security Council? / Alan Boyle -- III. Can international legal imperatives be more effectively brought into effect? -- (A) The interplay of international and national law -- Towards a moderate monism : could international rules eventually acquire the force to invalidate inconsistent national laws? / Antonio Cassese -- Should the implementation of international rules by domestic courts be bolstered? / Yuval Shany -- (B) Major obstacles to states' compliance -- The deficiencies of the law of state responsibility relating to breaches of 'obligations owed to the international community as a whole' : suggestions for avoiding the obsolescence of aggravated responsibility / Pierre-Marie Dupuy -- Immunity of states and state officials : a major stumbling block to judicial scrutiny? / Paola Gaeta -- (C) The role of international judicial bodies -- The International Court of Justice : it is high time to restyle the respected old lady / Antonio Cassese -- The International Criminal Court : struggling to find its way / William Schabas -- The future(s) of regional courts on human rights / Malcolm D. Evans -- The future of foreign investment law and arbitration / W. Michael Reisman -- How to cope with the proliferation of international courts and coordinate their action / Mohammed Bennouna -- (D) Supervision and fact-finding as alternatives to judicial review -- How to ensure increased conformity with international standards : monitoring and institutional fact-finding / Antonio Cassese -- Ensuring compliance with standards on the peaceful use of nuclear energy / Laura Rockwood -- Overseeing human rights compliance / Andrew Clapham -- Managing abidance by standards for the protection of the environment / Jorge Vi�nuales -- IV. What law should be changed? -- (A) Enhancing the lawful use of force to meet modern challenges -- Operationalizing the UN Charter rules of the use of force / Philippe Sands -- Prospects for humanitarian uses of force / Christian J. Tams -- (B) Other global problems badly in need of substantive legal regulation -- The role that equal rights and self-determination of peoples can play in the current world community / Abdulqawi A. Yusuf -- How to depart from the existing dire condition of development / Emmanuelle Jouannet -- The WTO : already the promised land? / J.H.H. Weiler -- Fragmentation and utopia : towards an equitable integration of finance, trade, and sustainable development / Robert Howse -- Realism, utopia, and the future of international environmental law / Francesco Francioni -- Combating terrorism : proposals for improving the international legal framework / Bibi van Ginkel -- Genetic manipulation : how to strike the right balance between technology and respect for human rights / Souhail El-Zein -- Uses and abuses of cyberspace : coming to grips with the present dangers / Andrew Murray -- (C) Restraining armed violence in international and internal armed conflict -- Bolstering the protection of civilians in armed conflict / Nils Melzer -- Should rebels be treated as criminals? Some modest proposals for rendering internal armed conflict less inhumane / Antonio Cassese -- How to improve upon the faulty legal regime of internal armed conflicts / Sandesh Sivakumaran -- Belligerent occupation : a plea for the establishment of an international supervisory mechanism / Orna Ben Naftali -- Modern means of warfare : the need to rely upon international humanitarian law, disarmament, and non-proliferation law to achieve decent regulation of weapons / Natalino Ronzitti -- Good time for a change : recognizing individuals' rights under the rules of international humanitarian law on the conduct of hostilities / Giulia Pinzauti -- V. Can international and domestic justice play a more incisive role? -- The future of international criminal justice : a blueprint for action / J�erome de Hemptinne -- The need reasonably to expand national criminal jurisdiction over international crimes / Paola Gaeta -- Domestic courts should embrace sound interpretative strategies in the development of human rights-oriented international law / Massimo Iovane -- The low road : promoting civil redress for international wrongs / Jaykumar A. Menon -- VI. Conclusion -- Gathering up the main threads / Antonio Cassese N2 - Bringing together 47 essays by prominent international lawyers this book reflects on major challenges facing international law and focuses on potential changes and improvements. Its aim is helping to construct a better architecture of world society. 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