The Concept of International Obligations Erga Omnes

by Maurizio Ragazzi

Overview

This is the first monograph on the idea of obligations erga omnes, an increasingly important concept in contemporary international law. Maurizio Ragazzi employs a pragmatic approach that identifies five common elements among the examples of obligations erga omnes given by the International Court. These five properties are then discussed comparatively.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198298700
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/11/2000
Series:	Oxford Monographs in International Law
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

The Appearance of the Concept of Obligations Erga Omnes on the Agenda: The Dictum of the International Court in the Barcelona Traction CaseSelected Prefigurations of the Concept of Obligations Erga Omnes: (a)State Servitude, Permanent Dedication, International Status, and Objective RegimeSelected Prefigurations of the Concept of Obligations Erga Omnes: (b)Jus CogensThe Examples of Obligations Erga Omnes Given by the International Court in its Dictum: (a)The Outlawing of Acts of AggressionThe Examples of Obligations Erga Omnes Given by the International Court in its Dictum: (b)The Outlawing of GenocideThe Examples of Obligations Erga Omnes Given by the International Court in its Dictum: (c)Protection from SlaveryThe Examples of Obligations Erga Omnes Given by the International Court in its Dictum: (d) Protection from Racial DiscriminationSelected Candidates of Obligations Erga Omnes Proposed in the International LiteratureOther Selected Candidates in Light of the Advisory Opinion on Namibia and the Nuclear Tests CasesParticular Aspects of the Relationship Between the Concept of Obligations Erga Omnes and the concepts of Jus Cogens and Actio PopularisBibliography