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State immunity in international law /
"The immunity or exemption enjoyed by States from legal proceedings before foreign national courts is a crucial area of international law. On the basis of an exhaustive analysis of judicial decisions, international treaties, national legislation, government statements, deliberations in internat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The immunity or exemption enjoyed by States from legal proceedings before foreign national courts is a crucial area of international law. On the basis of an exhaustive analysis of judicial decisions, international treaties, national legislation, government statements, deliberations in international organisations as well as scholarly opinion, Xiaodong Yang traces the historical development of the relevant doctrine and practice, critically analyses the rationale for restrictive immunity and closely inspects such important exceptions to immunity as commercial transactions, contracts of employment, tortious liability, separate entities, the enforcement of judgments, waiver of immunity and the interplay between State immunity and human rights. The book draws a full picture of the law of State immunity as it currently stands and endeavours to provide useful information and guidance for practitioners, academics and students alike"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (clxxii, 761 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139568852 113956885X 9781139016377 1139016377 9781139572415 1139572415 1139579266 9781139579261 1139887017 9781139887014 1139570668 9781139570664 1139569759 9781139569750 |