Towards an International Law
of
Co-progressiveness
Sienho Yee ****
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Centered on progressiveness, these essays rigorously address some
philosophical, conceptual and structural issues relating to the international
legal system, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the international
criminal tribunals. These include: the concept of the international law of
co-progressiveness, opinio juris and customary international law, the rule of
law, the interpretation of the ICJ Statute, law and expedience at the ICJ, the
relationship between the International Criminal Court and the Security Council,
the definition of crimes against humanity, guilty plea fairness, defenses to
international crimes, constitutions of international organizations, September
11 and international law, international experiment in national
constitution-making, discretionary function and foreign sovereign immunities,
and the concept of human rights in Asia. This book is valuable to critical
thinkers and scholars in international law and relations, policy-makers and
international judges, practitioners and NGO advocates. This collection includes fourteen essays
both new and previously published in fine journals such as European JIL (
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Preface...........................................................................................................................
vii
Note on Style and Abbreviations ........................................................................ viii
Acknowledgements
.................................................................................................. ix
1.
Towards an International Law of
Co-progressiveness ........................... 1
2.
The News that Opinio Juris “Is
Not a Necessary Element of
Customary [International] Law” Is Greatly Exaggerated .................... 27
4.
The Interpretation of “Treaties in
Force” in Article 35(2) of
the Statute of the International Court of Justice ................................... 59
5.
Forum Prorogatum
Returns to the International
Court of Justice .......................................................................................... 85
6.
The International Court of
Justice: Law and Expediency................. 101
7.
A Proposal to Reformulate Article 23
of the ILC Draft
Statute for an International Criminal Court ......................................... 105
8.
The Erdemovic Sentencing
Judgement: A Questionable
Milestone for the International Criminal Tribunal for
the Former
10.
The Time Limit for the Ratification
of Proposed Amendments to the
Constitutions of International Organizations ...................................... 193
11.
The Potential Impact of the Possible
US Responses to
the 9-11 Atrocities on the Law regarding the Use of Force and
Self-defence ............................................................................................. 219
12.
An International Experiment in
National Constitution-making:
The New Constitution of
13.
The Discretionary Function Exception
Under the Foreign
Sovereign Immunities Act: When in
as the Romans
Wish?...............................................................................
247
14. The Concept of Human Rights in
Index ...................................................................................................................... 301
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