International law : theory and practice : essays in honour of Eric Suy

Professor Eric Suy is an academic lawyer as well as the former Under-Secretary-General and Legal Counsel of the United Nations. This volume documents his activities as a teacher, scholar, UN Legal Counsel, legal advisor to Belgian and foreign governmental authorities. Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface Biography Eric Suy Bibliography Eric Suy List of contributors Part I International Law and International Relations South Asian antecedents of international law Particularism versus universalism Global governance and the rule of law Human rights and general principles of good global governance New regionalism in a changing world order Rummaging in the ruins. Soviet international law and policy in the early years: is anything left? Democratic peacebuilding and conflict prevention The end of Yalta Part II Belgium and Flanders within the International Legal Order Federal Belgium within the international legal order: theory and practice The international legal position of Flanders: some considerations Part III Sources of International Law The interplay of objective and subjective elements in customary law Uncertainties regarding the entry into force of some multilateral treaties Jus cogens and reservations or “counter-reservations” to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice Unilateral legal acts revisited Part IV Fundamental Concepts of International Law Some thoughts on the principle of non-intervention International crimes and collective security International crimes by states: an endangered species? Part V The Law of International Organizations Protest against Security Council decisions The United Nations and comprehensive legal measures for combating international terrorism United Nations Office of Legal Affairs Recent developments regarding the law on participation in international organizations The Security Council and Non-State Entities as party to a conflict The granting of observer status by the General Assembly of the United Nations to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The UNRWA special panel of adjudicators 1983-1991 The continuing relevance of the participation of observers in the work of the United Nations Part VI The Law of the European Union Employment and labour law: the European Union On the unity of European law. European law as a separate body of law and as an independent subject of legal doctrine The United Nations and the European Union: living apart together The integrationist paradox case for the introduction of a single European currency Part VII The Protective Function of International Law The quest for an international liability regime for the protection of the global commons United Nations human rights procedures regarding Burundi, Rwanda and Zaire (1994-1997) Diplomatic protection of companies under international law The common heritage of mankind and the human genome Protection of minorities in general international law and in international humanitarian law The Property Claims Commission in Bosnia-Herzegovina A new path to restore real estate rights in post-war societies? Liability for environmental damage: a means to enforce environmental standards Part VIII The Law of Armed Conflict International humanitarian law and War Crimes Tribunals: recent developments and perspectives Protocol II, the CDDH and Colombia Contemporary conflicts and minimum humanitarian standards Part IX The Law of International Criminal Tribunals The International Criminal Court: what is the point? Limits to the procedural powers of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Autonomy and independence of United Nations judicial institutions: A comparative note Part X Peaceful Settlement of Disputes The International Court of Justice and human rights The Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Advisory Procedure of the International Court of Justice The interpretation of ICSID arbitration agreements The new theory of “Indispensable Parties” under the Statute of the International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice and the legality of nuclear weapons: some observations The Court’s Judgment in the case concerning the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros project (Hungary/Slovakia): some preliminary reflections Tabula Gratulatoria