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State Legitimacy and Failure in International Law.

Through scholarly consideration, State Legitimacy and Failure in International Law evaluates gaps in structural competency that precipitate state failure and examines the resulting consequences for the world community.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Silva, Mario
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2014.
Colección:Developments in international law.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1 The Origins of State Formation; Chapter 1 The Creation of the State in International Law-Historical Background; 1.1 Criteria and Conditions for Statehood; 1.2 Emergence of the Modern State System; 1.2.1 The Principle of State Sovereignty; 1.2.2 Principle of Self-Determination; 1.2.3 State Formation; Chapter 2 State Failure-Internal and External Factors; 2.1 Defining State Failure; 2.2 Causes and Structural Indicators; 2.2.1 Absence of Rule of Law; 2.2.2 Political Instability-Lack of Legitimacy; 2.2.3 Economic and Social Instability.
  • 2.2.4 Lack of Internal Security2.2.5 Authoritarian Rule and Clan Loyalty; 2.2.6 Impunity and Ineffective Justice Systems; 2.2.7 Lack of Territorial Control-jure and de facto Sovereignty Gap; 2.2.8 Gross and Systematic Violations of Human Rights; 2.2.9 Loss of Social Cohesion and Lack of Development; 2.2.10 Corruption and Weak Institutions; 2.3 Legacy of Colonialism; 2.4 Terrorism; 2.5 Limitations in Measuring State Failure; Part 2 State Obligations and the Enforcement of International Law; Chapter 3 International Human Rights Law; 3.1 Human Rights Instruments; 3.1.1 Humanitarian Law.
  • 3.2 Human Security-An Emerging ParadigmChapter 4 State Responsibility-Obligations to Prosecute; 4.1 Principle of Universal Jurisdiction; 4.2 Humanitarian Intervention; 4.2.1 Responsibility to Protect Doctrine; 4.2.2 Emergence of New Customary Law; 4.3 Practice of the Security Council-opinio juris; Part 3 Reconstruction and Mobilizing the International Community; Chapter 5 Prevention and Rehabilitation: Strengthening States Against Failure; 5.1 State-Building and Reconstruction; 5.2 Building Rule of Law; 5.3 Establishing Accountability-Ending Impunity; 5.4 Establishing Security.
  • 5.5 Disarmament and Demobilization5.6 Economic and Social Reconstruction; 5.7 Role of Civil Society-Women and Minorities; 5.8 Reconstituting Political Structure and Legitimacy; 5.9 Reconciliation-Transitional Justice; 5.10 Lessons Learned; Chapter 6 Challenges for the International Community; 6.1 Role of United Nations; 6.1.1 Humanitarian Assistance; 6.1.2 Peacekeeping and Conflict Prevention; 6.1.3 Transitional Occupation; 6.2 Institutional Reform, Trusteeship-Limited Sovereignty; General Conclusion; Bibliography; I. Books and Academic Articles; II. Media Sources.
  • III. United Nations News ServiceIV. United Nations Resolutions; V. United Nations Documents; VI. International Instruments; VII. Regional Instruments; VIII. National Legislation, Official Documents and Remarks; IX. Non-Governmental Organizations Publications; X. International Court of Justice and other Tribunals; Index.