Carsten Stahn

The Law and Practice of International Territorial Administration

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Produktbeschreibung

Dr Carsten Stahn traces the historical background, practice and legal challenges of international territorial administration.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 904
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 48mm
• Gewicht: 1281g
• ISBN-13: 9780521173957
• ISBN-10: 0521173957
• Artikelnr.: 29984512

Autorenporträt

Dr Carsten Stahn is a Reader in Public International Law and International Criminal Justice at the School of Law, Swansea University. He was previously Associate Legal Advisor at the International Criminal Court and Visiting Research Fellow at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Leiden University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; Part I. The Historical and Social Context of International
Territorial Administration: Introduction; 1. The concept of
internationalisation; 2. The mandate system of the League of Nations; 3.
The United Nations trusteeship system; 4. Post-war occupation; 5. UN
territorial administration and the tradition of peace-maintenance;
Conclusion - international territorial administration: an independent
device with a certain normative heritage; Part II. The Practice of
International Territorial Administration - A Retrospective: Introduction;
6. International territorial administration as a means of dispute
settlement - the post-war experiments of the League of Nations and the
United Nations; 7. From the post-war period to the end of the Cold War: the
use of international territorial administration as an ad hoc device; 8. The
systematisation of international governance; 9. The 'light footprint' and
beyond; 10. A conceptualisation of the practice; Part III. The Foundations
of International Territorial Administration: 11. The legality of
international territorial administration; 12. The legitimacy of
international territorial authority; Part IV. A Typology of Problems
Arising Within the Context of International Territorial Administration: 13.
The legal status of the administered territory; 14. The status of
international administering authorities; 15. The exercise of regulatory
authority within the framework of international administrations; 16. The
relationship with domestic actors; Part V. International Territorial
Administration at the Verge of the 21st Century - Achievements, Challenges
and Lessons Learned: 17. Strong on concept, imperfect in practice:
international territorial administration as a policy device; 18.
International territorial administration and normative change in the
international legal order.