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United States hegemony and the foundations of international law / edited by Michael Byers, Georg Nolte.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: Eng Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.Description: xvii, 531 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0521819490
  • 9780521819497
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341/.09 21
LOC classification:
  • KZ1242 .U55
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Contents:
Introduction: the complexities of foundational change / Michael Byers -- pt. I. International community -- International community, international law and the United States: three in one, two against one or one and the same? / Edward Kwakwa -- Influence of the United States on the concept of the "international community" / Andreas Paulus -- Comments on chapters 1 and 2 / Martti Koskenniemi, Steven Ratner, and Volker Rittberger -- pt. II. Sovereign equality -- Sovereign equality: "the Wimbledon sails on" / Michel Cosnard -- More equal than the rest? Hierarchy, equality and US predominance in international law / Nico Krisch -- Comments on chapters 4 and 5 / Pierre-Marie Dupuy, Matthias Herdegen, and Gregory H. Fox -- pt. III. Use of force -- Use of force by the United States after the end of the Cold War, and its impact on international law / Marcelo G. Kohen -- Bending the law, breaking it, or developing it? The United States and the humanitarian use of force in the post-Cold War era / Brad Roth -- Comments on chapters 7 and 8 / Thomas Franck, Jochen Abr. Frowein, and Daniel Thürer -- pt. IV. Customary international law. 10 -- Powerful but unpersuasive? The role of the United States in the evolution of customary international law / Stephen Toope -- Hegemonic custom? / Achilles Skordas -- Comments on chapters 10 and 11 / Rainer Hofmann, Andrew Hurrell, and Rüdiger Wolfrum -- pt. V. Law of treaties: -- Effects of US predominance on the elaboration of treaty regimes and on the evolution of the law of treaties / Pierre Klein -- US reservations to human rights treaties: all for one and none for all? / Catherine Redgwell -- Comments on chapters 13 and 14 / Jost Delbrück, Alain Pellet, and Bruno Simma -- pt. VI. Compliance -- Impact on international law of US noncompliance / Shirley V. Scott -- Compliance: multilateral achievements and predominant powers / Peter-Tobias Stoll -- Comments on chapters 16 and 17 / Vaughan Lowe, David M. Malone, and Christian Tomuschat -- Conclusion / Georg Nolte.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the complexities of foundational change / Michael Byers -- pt. I. International community -- International community, international law and the United States: three in one, two against one or one and the same? / Edward Kwakwa -- Influence of the United States on the concept of the "international community" / Andreas Paulus -- Comments on chapters 1 and 2 / Martti Koskenniemi, Steven Ratner, and Volker Rittberger -- pt. II. Sovereign equality -- Sovereign equality: "the Wimbledon sails on" / Michel Cosnard -- More equal than the rest? Hierarchy, equality and US predominance in international law / Nico Krisch -- Comments on chapters 4 and 5 / Pierre-Marie Dupuy, Matthias Herdegen, and Gregory H. Fox -- pt. III. Use of force -- Use of force by the United States after the end of the Cold War, and its impact on international law / Marcelo G. Kohen -- Bending the law, breaking it, or developing it? The United States and the humanitarian use of force in the post-Cold War era / Brad Roth -- Comments on chapters 7 and 8 / Thomas Franck, Jochen Abr. Frowein, and Daniel Thürer -- pt. IV. Customary international law. 10 -- Powerful but unpersuasive? The role of the United States in the evolution of customary international law / Stephen Toope -- Hegemonic custom? / Achilles Skordas -- Comments on chapters 10 and 11 / Rainer Hofmann, Andrew Hurrell, and Rüdiger Wolfrum -- pt. V. Law of treaties: -- Effects of US predominance on the elaboration of treaty regimes and on the evolution of the law of treaties / Pierre Klein -- US reservations to human rights treaties: all for one and none for all? / Catherine Redgwell -- Comments on chapters 13 and 14 / Jost Delbrück, Alain Pellet, and Bruno Simma -- pt. VI. Compliance -- Impact on international law of US noncompliance / Shirley V. Scott -- Compliance: multilateral achievements and predominant powers / Peter-Tobias Stoll -- Comments on chapters 16 and 17 / Vaughan Lowe, David M. Malone, and Christian Tomuschat -- Conclusion / Georg Nolte.

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