State Responsibility in the International Legal Order

A Critical Appraisal
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-108-49429-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 657 g

State responsibility in international law is considered one of the cornerstones of the field. For a long time it remained the exclusive responsibility system due to the primacy of States as subjects of international law. Its unique position has nonetheless been challenged by several developments both within and outside the international legal order, such as the rise of alternative responsibility ideas and practices, as well as globalization and its consequences. This book adopts a critical and holistic approach to the law of State responsibility and analyzes the functionality of the general rules of State responsibility in a changed international landscape characterized by the fragmentation of responsibility. It is argued that State responsibility is not equally relevant across the broad spectrum of international obligations, and that alternative constructions of responsibility, namely international criminal law and international liability, have increased in standing.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Creutz, Katja

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Contemporary Challenges to State Responsibility; 2. The Evolution of State Responsibility; 3. Problems in the General Law of State Responsibility; 4. Alternative Constructions of Responsibility; 5. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Creutz, Katja
Dr. Katja Creutz is a Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and an Affiliated Research Fellow at the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights at the Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki. She is a former Executive Editor of the Finnish Yearbook of International Law.