Legitimacy in International Law (Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht Book 194)

In recent years the question of the legitimacy of international law has been discussed quite intensively. Such questions are, for example, whether international law lacks legitimacy in general; whether international law or a part of it has yielded to the facts of power; whether adherence to international legal commitments should be subordinated to self-defined national interests; whether international law or particular rules of it – such as the prohibition of the use of armed force – have lost their ability to induce compliance (compliance pull); and what is the relevance of non-enforcement or failure to obey for the legitimacy of that particular international norm? This book contains fresh perspectives on these questions, offered at an international and interdisciplinary conference hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Law and International Law. Legitimacy In International Law From A Legal Perspective : Some Introductory Considerations / Rüdiger Wolfrum -- The Legitimacy Of Global Governance Institutions / Allen Buchanan And Robert O. Keohane -- Legitimacy Of Legislative And Executive Actions Of International Institutions / Alain Pellet -- On The Legitimacy Of International Institutions / Anthony D'amato -- The Security Council As Legislator And As Executive In Its Fight Against Terrorism And Against Proliferation Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction : The Question Of Legitimacy / Georges Abi-saab -- The Legitimacy Of The United Nations Security Council Decisions In The Fight Against Terrorism And The Proliferation Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction : Some Critical Remarks / Erika De Wet -- Aspects Of Legitimacy Of Decisions Of International Courts And Tribunals / Tullio Treves -- Codes Of Conduct And Their Implementation : The Question Of Legitimacy / Helen Keller -- Codes Of Conduct And The Legitimacy Of International Law / Armin Von Bogdandy -- The Concept Of Legitimacy Of Decisions Of International Courts And Tribunals : Comments / Rein Müllerson -- Codes Of Conduct And Their Implementation : The Question Of Legitimacy / Helen Keller -- Codes Of Conduct And The Legitimacy Of International Law / Armin Von Bogdandy -- The Concept Of Legitimacy In International Law / Daniel Bodansky -- Legitimacy : A Problem In International Law For International Lawyers? / Hanspeter Neuhold -- What About Hobbes? Legitimacy As A Matter Of Inclusion In The Functional And Rational Exercise Of International Public Power / Volker Röben -- Construction Of The Discourse On Legitimacy Of International Institutions / Kong Qingjiang. Rüdiger Wolfrum, Volker Röben (eds.). This Seminar Is And Is Meant To Be A Continuation Of The Conference In November 2003 On Developments Of International Law In Treaty Making.... This Seminar Should Equally Be Seen As A Continuation Of The 'american-european Dialogue: Different Perceptions Of International Law' Workshop...--p. [1]. Includes Bibliographical References. Front Matter....Pages I-VI Legitimacy of International Law from a Legal Perspective: Some Introductory Considerations....Pages 1-24 The Legitimacy of Global Governance Institutions....Pages 25-62 Legitimacy of Legislative and Executive Actions of International Institutions....Pages 63-82 On the Legitimacy of International Institutions....Pages 83-92 Discussion Following Presentations by Rüdiger Wolfrum, Robert Keohane, Alain Pellet and Anthony D’Amato....Pages 93-108 The Security Council as Legislator and as Executive in its Fight Against Terrorism and Against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Question of Legitimacy....Pages 109-130 The Legitimacy of United Nations Security Council Decisions in the Fight against Terrorism and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Some Critical Remarks....Pages 131-154 Discussion Following Presentations by Georges Abi-Saab and Erika de Wet....Pages 155-168 Aspects of Legitimacy of Decisions of International Courts and Tribunals....Pages 169-188 Aspects of Legitimacy of Decisions of International Courts and Tribunals: Comments....Pages 189-201 Discussion Following Presentations by Tullio Treves and Rein Müllerson....Pages 203-218 Codes of Conduct and their Implementation: the Question of Legitimacy....Pages 219-298 Codes of Conduct and the Legitimacy of International Law....Pages 299-307 The Concept of Legitimacy in International Law....Pages 309-317 Discussion Following Presentations by Helen Keller, Armin von Bogdandy and Daniel Bodansky....Pages 319-334 Legitimacy: A Problem in International Law and for International Lawyers?....Pages 335-351 What About Hobbes? Legitimacy as a Matter of Inclusion in the Functional and Rational Exercise of International Public Power....Pages 353-367 Construction of the Discourse on Legitimacy of International Institutions....Pages 369-380 Round Table....Pages 381-403 Back Matter....Pages 405-422 Does international law lack legitimacy in general? Has international law or a part of it yielded to the facts of power? What is the relevance of non-enforcement or failure to obey for the legitimacy of that particular international norm? This book contains perspectives on these questions.