Screen LibraryState legitimacy and failure in international law /
Failing states share characteristics of inadequate structural competency, including, inter alia, the inability to advance human welfare and security. Economic inequalities and corruption are present, as well as a loss of legitimacy and reduced social cohesion. Failure of rule of law is manifested in...
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| Published: |
Brill Nijhoff,
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| Publisher Address: | Leiden : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Developments in international law,
volume 67 |
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| Summary: |
Failing states share characteristics of inadequate structural competency, including, inter alia, the inability to advance human welfare and security. Economic inequalities and corruption are present, as well as a loss of legitimacy and reduced social cohesion. Failure of rule of law is manifested in areas of judicial adjudication, security, reduced territorial control and systemic political instability. The international community often confronts these challenges in a manner that actually complicates issues further through lack of consensus among state actors. Consequently, a new and emergin |
| Carrier Form: | vii, 271 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [234]-258) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789004268838 9004268839 |
| Index Number: | KZ4029 |
| CLC: | D992 |
| Call Number: | D992/S586 |
| Contents: |
The creation of the state in international law : historical background -- State failure : internal and external factors -- International human rights law -- State responsibility : obligations to prosecute -- Prevention and rehabilitation : strengthening states against failure -- Challenges for the international community -- |