Republican Principles in International Law : The Fundamental Requirements of a Just World Order

Republican Principles in International Law considers the fundamental requirements of a just world order, as applied to public international law. The republican principles of deliberation, popular sovereignty and the public good first formed and justified the law of nations two centuries ago. They still clarify the most contested legal question and explain why people and states should obey international law. This book sets the standard for legitimate government, both within and beyond the jurisdiction of separate states and nations. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 1 Introduction......Page 12 2 Republican Principles in International Law......Page 19 3 The Law of Humanity and the Law of Nations......Page 41 4 The Sources of International Law......Page 49 5 Why States Are Bound by Customary International Law......Page 57 6 The Effectiveness of International Law......Page 63 7 The Right to Republican Government Under International Law......Page 69 8 International Relations and International Law......Page 74 9 Justice and the Rule of Law in International Relations......Page 79 10 The Elements of International Law......Page 83 11 Universal Human Rights......Page 89 12 International Legal Personality......Page 100 13 What Are Peoples and Nations?......Page 106 14 The Law of Peoples......Page 115 15 Perpetual Peace......Page 127 16 International Humanitarian Intervention......Page 141 17 The Authority of the International Court of Justice......Page 151 18 Borders and Democracy in International Law......Page 156 19 The Right to Secede......Page 164 20 International Economic Organization......Page 178 21 Economic Sanctions......Page 183 22 Republican Manifesto and Summary of Conclusions......Page 214 Notes......Page 224 C......Page 261 D......Page 263 E......Page 264 G......Page 265 I......Page 266 J......Page 268 L......Page 269 N......Page 270 P......Page 271 R......Page 272 S......Page 274 U......Page 276 Z......Page 277 Republican legal principles have shaped international law from the beginning. The same commitment to justice and the common good of all people that justified the French and American revolutions, also supported the emerging law of nations, and formed its most important doctrines. Republican Principles in International Law considers some of the central questions in contemporary international law from a republican perspective, to set out in clear terms the necessary implications of fundamental truths about law and justice. All states have a right to republican government under international law, because only republican government can justify the role that the states play in international affairs. Republican principles in international law begin with the common good of the people, but also incorporate the legal and political requirements that history and experience have proved necessary to secure justice. There will be no justice within or between states without popular sovereignty, the separation of powers, the rule of law, democratic elections and strong guarantees of individual human rights "This book considers some of the central questions in contemporary international law from a republican perspective, to set out in clear terms the necessary implications of fundamental truths about law and justice."--BOOK JACKET This volume considers the fundamental requirements of a just world order, as applied to public international law