This book examines whether international agreements between non-state actors can be identified as a source of international law using objective criteria. It asks whether, beyond Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, there is a system of rules, processes, beliefs or semanti
Non-state actors as new subjects of international law
✍ Scribed by Universität Kiel. Walther-Schücking-Institut für Internationales Recht.;Hofmann, Rainer
- Publisher
- Duncker & Humblot
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 176
- Series
- Veröffentlichungen des Walther-Schücking-Instituts für Internationales Recht an der Universität Kiel 125
- Category
- Library
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✦ Subjects
global community;international law;law;non state actors;traditional state order;Conference publication
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