CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL LAW A Collection of the Josephine Onoh Memorial Lectures
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CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL LAW A COLLECTION OF THE JOSEPHINE ONOH MEMORIAL LECTURES
Edited by DAVID FREESTONE, SURYA SUBEDI AND SCOTT DAVIDSON
KLUWER LAW INTERNATIONAL THE HAGUE / LONDON / NEW YORK
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
vii
Richard Wilberforce
Introduction
ix
David Freestone, Surya Subedi and Scott Davidson
Chapter I
Acknowledgements
xiii
The Josephine Onoh Memorial Lecturers 1985-2000
xv
New Trends in Contemporary International Law
1
T.O. Elias
Chapter II
International Courts and International Politics
13
Sir Robert Jennings
Chapter III
Whither International Law?
29
Bin Cheng
Chapter IV
The Practitioner's View of International Law
57
Sir Ian Sinclair
Chapter V
Chapter VI
International Law and International Revolution: Reconceiving the World Philip Allott The European Commission of Human Rights from the Inside: Some Thoughts on Human Rights in Western Europe
77
99
H.G. Schermers
V
Table of Contents Chapter VII
The European Community: Catchwords and Reality Lord Mackenzie-Stuart
Chapter VIII
Will the Necessity to Protect the Global Environment Transform the Law of International Relations? Alexandre- Charles Kiss
115
129
Chapter IX
The New United Nations: Appearance and Reality Dame Rosalyn Higgins
Chapter X
Trusts for the Earth: New Financial Mechanisms for International Environmental Protection Peter Sand
161
Boundary Problems and the Formation of New States
185
Chapter XI
143
Ian Brownlie
Chapter XII
International Law and Imperialism Martii Koskenniemi
Chapter XIII
Beyond Kosovo: The United Nations and Humanitarian Intervention Ralph Zacklin
Appendix
VI
List of Recipients of the Josephine Onoh Memorial Prizes and Scholarships, 1985-2000
197
219
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FOREWORD
It is a great pleasure for me to introduce this prestigious collection of essays based on the Josephine Onoh Memorial Lectures delivered at the University of Hull. I was involved in the presentation of the series from its conception. Havin