Screen LibraryJustification and excuse in international law : concept and theory of general defences /
"The defences available to a state under the law of state responsibility can be considered either justifications (which render acts lawful) or excuses (excluding the responsibility of the state for wrongful conduct). This book is the first to comprehensively examine the distinction, informed by...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ;
130 |
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| Summary: |
"The defences available to a state under the law of state responsibility can be considered either justifications (which render acts lawful) or excuses (excluding the responsibility of the state for wrongful conduct). This book is the first to comprehensively examine the distinction, informed by state practice and theoretical considerations. The book shows that the distinction, often dismissed as one of mere academic distinction, carries significant practical implications in respect of, among others, the responsibility of accessories to the wrongful act, compensation for material breach, susp |
| Carrier Form: | xliv, 556 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-523) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107106208 1107106206 |
| Index Number: | KZ4080 |
| CLC: | D992 |
| Call Number: | D992/P123 |
| Contents: | Justification and excuse in international law -- Practical consequences of the distinction in international law -- Classifying defences into justification and excuse in international law -- Consent -- Self-defence -- Countermeasures -- Force majeure -- State of necessity -- Distress -- Conclusion. |