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SoftcoverThis is a basic, introductory book on public international law. The purpose of this book is to elucidate the subject to the readers who are novices to the field of public international law. The exposition is replete with illustrations and case law in order to make the subject interesting and also to help readers understand the conceptually difficult topics. The book is student-friendly. The language is lucid and all the chapters have been presented in a structured manner which would help students prepare for their examinations.
"Contents Preface vii Acknowledgement ix Contents Contents CHAPTER PAGE PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL LAW 1 Meaning, Scope and Characteristics of Public International Law 3 Introduction 3 Meaning of International Law 3 Definitions of International Law 4 Scope of International Law 5 Characteristics of International Law 6 Conclusion 9 2 Evolution of International Law: Ancient Age to Medieval Age: Age of Naturalism 11 Introduction 11 Ancient Age 12 Early Renaissance Period (Period before 1648 AD) 17 3 Evolution of International Law: Late Renaissance Period to Modern Period: Age of Positivism 19 Introduction 19 Peace of Westphalia (1648 AD) 20 Pre-classical Period (From 1648 AD to 18th Century) 20 Classical Age (19th Century to 1919 AD) 22 Modern Age (1919 AD-till Date) 24 Conclusion 26 CHAPTER PAGE PART 2 SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 1 Introduction to Sources of International Law 29 Introduction 29 Meaning of ‘Sources’ of International Law 30 Distinction between ‘Formal Sources’ and ‘Material Sources’ of International Law 30 Article 38 of the Statute of International Court of Justice 31 Text of Article 38 of the ICJ Statute 32 Conclusion 33 2 International Customs 35 Introduction 35 Difference between Custom and Usage 36 Meaning of ‘International Custom’ 36 Requisites for Formulation of International Custom 36 Evidence of Custom 39 Basis of Custom as Source of International Law 40 Persistent Objector and Subsequent Objector 40 Types of International Customs 41 Limitations of Customs as Source of International Law 42 Conclusion 42 3 International Conventions 43 Introduction 43 Distinction between Law-making Treaties (traités-lois) and Treaty Contracts (traités contrats) 44 Basis of International Conventions as Source of International Law 45 Effects of International Conventions 45 Comparison between International Conventions and International Customs 47 Conclusion 48 4 General Principles of Law Recognised by Civilised Nations 49 Introduction 49 Meaning of General Principles of Law 50 Nature and Status of General Principles of Law 51 Application of General Principles of Law in International Disputes 51 Conclusion 53 CHAPTER PAGE 5 Subsidiary Sources of International Law 55 Introduction 55 Judicial Decisions 55 Teachings of Most Highly Qualified Publicists 58 Conclusion 59 6 Soft Sources of International Law 61 Introduction 61 Resolutions and Declarations of United Nations General Assembly 61 International Law Commission 62 Conclusion 62 PART 3 MUNICIPAL LAW AND INTERNATIONAL LAW 1 Theories on Relationship between Municipal Law and International Law 65 Introduction 65 Theories on Relationship Between Municipal Law and International Law 66 Conclusion 69 2 Practice on Relationship between Municipal Law and International Law 71 Part I: Practice on Municipal Law before International Forums 71 Introduction 71 Circumstances of Municipal Law before International Courts 71 Practice of International Tribunals in Cases involving Municipal Laws 73 Conclusion 74 3 Practice on Relationship between Municipal Law and International Law 75 Part II: Practice on International Law before Municipal Courts 75 Introduction 75 Doctrine of Transformation and Doctrine of Incorporation 76 CHAPTER PAGE State Practice on International Law before Municipal Courts 76 PART 4 STATES UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW 1 Introduction to States 87 Introduction 87 Definition of State 87 Criteria of Statehood 88 Conclusion 93 2 Recognition of States and Governments 95 Introduction 95 Recognition of States 96 Recognition of Governments 101 Premature/Precipitate Recognition 104 Implied Recognition 105 Conditional Recognition 106 Collective Recognition 106 Withdrawal of Recognition 106 Doctrine of Non-recognition 107 3 Continuation and Extinction of States 109 Introduction 109 Continuity of States 109 Extinction of States 111 Conclusion 111 4 Succession of States 113 Introduction 113 Meaning of State Succession 114 Subject-Matter of State Succession 114 Circumstances of State Succession 119 Conclusion 125 5 States as Subjects of International Law 127 Introduction 128 Meaning of ‘Subject of Law’ 128 States as Subjects of International Law 128 Fundamental Rights and Obligations of States 129 Non-intervention in Domestic Jurisdiction 134 Prohibition of Threat or Use of Force 138 CHAPTER PAGE Right of Self-defence 139 Right to Self-determination 141 Peaceful Settlement of Disputes 143 6 Types of States and other International Entities 147 Introduction 147 Absolute Sovereign States 147 Vassalage, Suzerainty, and Protectorates (States under Protection) 147 States with Terminable and Reversionary Sovereignty 148 Federal States 148 Association of States 149 Special Entities 149 Conclusion 149 PART 5 TERRITORY UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW 1 Introduction to Various Territorial Regimes under International Law 153 Introduction 153 Territory, the term explained 154 Types of Territorial Regimes 154 Conclusion 162 2 State Territory, Modes of Territorial Acquisition and Loss of Territory 163 Introduction 164 Meaning of State Territory 164 New States and Territorial Acquisition 164 Acquisition of Territory by Established States 166 Modes of Loss of Territory 173 Conclusion 174 3 Evidentiary Rules Concerning Territorial Acquisition 175 Introduction 175 Recognition 176 Acquiescence 176 Estoppel 176 Conclusion 177 4 Important International Doctrines Concerning Territory and Boundary Disputes 179 Introduction 179 CHAPTER PAGE Doctrine of Intertemporal Law 179 Doctrine of Critical Date 181 Doctrine of Historic Titles 182 Principle of Uti Possidetis 183 PART 6 STATE JURISDICTION UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW 1 Introduction to State Jurisdiction and Types of State Jurisdiction 187 Introduction 187 Sovereignty and Jurisdiction 187 Meaning of Jurisdiction 188 Types of State Jurisdiction 188 Legislative, Judicial and Executive Jurisdiction 188 Conclusion 190 2 Important International Doctrines on State Jurisdiction 191 Introduction 191 Territoriality Principle 191 Nationality Principle 192 Passive Personality Principle 195 Protective Principle 196 Universality Principle 197 PART 7 SOVEREIGN AND DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW 1 Introduction to Principles of Immunity 201 Introduction 201 Meaning of State Immunity 202 Rationale for Sovereign Immunity 202 Distinction between Immunity, Non-justiciability and Act of State 203 Conclusion 204 2 Doctrine of Absolute State Immunity and Doctrine of Restrictive State Immunity 205 Introduction 205 Doctrine of Absolute State Immunity 205 Doctrine of Restrictive State Immunity 206 State Practice on State Immunity 209 CHAPTER PAGE 3 Other Aspects of State Immunity 211 Issue of State Personality 211 Immunity from Enforcement Proceedings 213 Waiver of Immunity 213 Conclusion 214 4 State Practice and International Conventions on State Immunity 215 State Practice on State Immunity 215 Conclusion 223 5 Diplomatic Immunity 225 Introduction 226 Scope of Diplomatic Law 226 Nature of Diplomatic Relations 226 Diplomatic Missions 227 Immunities and Privileges of Diplomatic Mission 231 Conclusion 236 PART 8 UNITED NATIONS 1 International Organisations as Subject of International Law 239 Introduction 239 Historical Evolution 239 Legal Personality of International Organisations 240 Conclusion 242 2 Establishment of United Nations and United Nations Charter 243 Introduction 243 History of UN 244 Charter of UN 245 Membership of UN 245 Objectives of UN 246 Constitution of UN 247 Conclusion 248 3 United Nations General Assembly 249 General Assembly (UNGA) 249 Powers and Functions 250 Legal Effect of UNGA Decisions 251 CHAPTER PAGE Voting Procedure 251 Other Procedure 251 Committees of UNGA 252 4 United Nations Security Council 253 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) 253 Constitution of UNSC 254 Voting Procedure 254 Functions and Powers of UNSC 255 5 Other Organs of United Nations and Specialised Agencies 265 Economic and Social Council (ESC) 265 Secretariat and Secretary General 267 Trusteeship Council 269 6 International Court of Justice 271 Introduction 271 History of Judicial Settlement in International Law 272 Organization of ICJ 272 Election Procedure 272 Terms of Office 273 Independence of Judges 273 Jurisdiction of ICJ 274 Enforcement of ICJ Judgments 282 Conclusion 283 PART 9 THE LAW OF THE TREATIES 1 Introduction to the Law of the Treaties 287 Introduction 287 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969 287 Meaning and Scope of International Treaty 288 Criteria of International Treaty 288 Conclusion 290 2 Treaty-making Process 291 Introduction 291 Treaty-making Officials 292 Formalities 293 Depositories, Notifications and Corrections 299 CHAPTER PAGE Amendments and Modifications 299 Conclusion 300 3 Reservations to the Treaties 301 Introduction 301 Utility of Reservations 301 Meaning of Reservation 302 Distinction between Reservations and Interpretative Declarations 302 Permissibility of Reservations 303 Consent of Other States 303 Effects of Valid Reservations 305 Effects of Impermissible Reservations 306 4 Application and Effects of Treaties 307 Introduction 307 Effects on Contracting States 307 Effects on Third States 308 Effects of Successive Treaties 309 5 Invalidity, Termination and Suspension of the Treaties 311 Introduction 311 Invalidity of Treaties 312 Termination/Denunciation/Withdrawal 315 Suspension 319 Procedure for Invoking Invalidity, Termination, Suspension or Withdrawal 319 6 International Law and Doctrine of Jus Cogens 321 Introduction 321 Meaning of Jus Cogens 321 Instances of Jus Cogens Rules 322 Effects of Principles of Jus Cogens 323 Conclusion 324 7 Interpretation of Treaties 325 Introduction 325 Objective/Textual Approach 326 Subjective/Systematic Approach 326 Teleological Approach 326 Convention Approach 327 Supplementary Means of Interpretation 328 Other Means of Interpretation 328 Plurilingual Treaties 329 Conclusion 329 CHAPTER PAGE PART 10 THE LAW OF THE SEA 1 Introduction 333 Introduction 333 Historical Overview 333 History of Codification 335 Conclusion 337 2 Overview of Maritime Zones 339 Introduction 339 Maritime Zones 339 3 Baselines 341 Introduction 341 Normal Baseline 341 Straight Baseline 342 Other Baselines 347 Conclusion 347 4 Internal and Archipelagic Waters 349 Internal Waters 349 Archipelagic Waters 350 5 Territorial Sea 353 Meaning of Territorial Sea 353 Breadth of Territorial Sea 353 Delimitation between States with Opposite or Adjacent Coasts 354 Legal Status of Territorial Sea 354 6 Contiguous Zone and Exclusive Economic Zone 361 Meaning of ‘Contiguous Zone’ 361 Historical Development 362 Breadth of Contiguous Zone 362 Legal Status/Incidents 362 Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) 363 Historical Development 363 Breadth of EEZ 364 Delimitation between Opposite or Adjacent States 364 Legal Status 364 7 Continental Shelf 369 Introduction 369 CHAPTER PAGE Meaning of Continental Shelf, Continental Slope, and Continental Rise and Continental Margin 370 Breadth of Continental Shelf 370 Legal Status of Continental Shelf 371 Delimitation of CS between Opposite or Adjacent States 374 8 High Seas 377 Introduction 377 Scope of High Seas 378 Freedom of High Seas 378 Jurisdiction over High Seas 381 Immunity of Warships 388 9 Other Regimes 389 Introduction 389 Islands, Rocks and Low-tide Elevations 390 International Straits 390 Land-locked States 393 The Area (International Seabed) 394 Settlement of Disputes 397 PART 11 STATE RESPONSIBILITY 1 Introduction to State Responsibility 401 Introduction 401 Nature and Scope 402 Basic Principle of State Responsibility Explained 404 2 Internationally Wrongful Acts of States 405 Internationally Wrongful Act 405 Attribution/Imputability to State 406 Breach of International Obligation 412 3 Consequences of Internationally Wrongful Act 417 Introduction 417 Cessation and Non-reparation 418 Reparation 418 Forms of Reparation 419 The Concept of Injured State 421 Enforcement of International Responsibility 422 4 Treatment of Aliens 425 Introduction 425 CHAPTER PAGE Regulatory Powers of the State 426 Power of Expulsion 427 Standard of Treatment 427 Espousing of Claim of Alien 428 Exhaustion of Local Remedies 429 Indian Perspective 430 5 Expropriation of Foreign Property 431 Introduction 431 Validity of Expropriation 431 Conclusion 433"