Yearbook of United Nations Law 1998 (Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law)

This is the second volume of the Yearbook, edited by the directors of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, in Heidelberg, Germany. The publication constitutes the first scholarly Yearbook to focus on activities of the United Nations in the field of international law. It recognises the recent increased impact of World Organization, its Specialized Agencies and other aspects of the United Nations system, as well as their effect on the shaping of international relations. By concentrating on the issues connected with the United Nations and its initiatives, the Yearbook aims to facilitate a better appreciation of the changes the United Nations has undergone during the constantly fluctuating conditions of its first half-century, and to create a forum in which the potential of international organisations to affect the future course of international relations can be examined and assessed. Contents......Page 6 List of Contributors......Page 8 Abbreviations......Page 10 Codification Revisited After 50 Years......Page 18 Law-Making Processes in the UN System — Some Impressions......Page 40 IAEA Treaty-Making Activities in 1997......Page 68 The Interpretation of Security Council Resolutions......Page 90 The Development of International Humanitarian Law by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia......Page 114 The Powers of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals......Page 158 The Creation of a Permanent International Criminal Court......Page 186 The United Nations and the Establishment of a New Model of Governance for Central America: The Case of Guatemala......Page 256 The Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations and the Specialized Agencies......Page 304 The Dispute Settlement Regime of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea......Page 324 The Law of the Sea "System" of Institutions......Page 342 The Legal Status, Privileges and Immunities of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea......Page 358 The Enforcement in the Mediterranean of United Nations Resolutions on Large-Scale Driftnet Fishing......Page 382 Prompt Release of Vessels — The M/V "Saiga" Case......Page 404 Documents......Page 426 Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea......Page 428 The M/V "Saiga" (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v. Guinea) Judgment of 4 December 1997......Page 446 The M/V "Saiga" (No. 2) (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v. Guinea) Order of 20 February 1998......Page 472 The M/V "Saiga" (No. 2) (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v. Guinea): Order of 11 March 1998 plus Sep. Op. Judge Laing and Declarations of Judges Warioba and Vukas......Page 476 Rules of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea......Page 522 Guidelines Concerning the Preparation and Presentation of Cases before the Tribunal......Page 588 Resolution on the Internal Judicial Practice of the Tribunal......Page 592 Annotation. The United Nations serves as the universal forum for addressing worldwide issues in the new millennium. The evolving needs of the international community have significantly influenced the United Nations and its institutions. This publication, edited by the directors of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg, Germany, constitutes the first scholarly yearbook to focus on activities of the United Nations in the field of international law. It recognizes the recent increased impact of the development of the World Organization, its Specialized Agencies and other aspects of the United Nations System, as well as their effect on the shaping of international relations. By concentrating on issues connected with the United Nations and its initiatives, the "Yearbook facilitates a better appreciation of the changes the United Nations has undergone during the constantly fluctuating conditions of its first half-century, and creates a forum for the examination and assessment of the potential of international organizations to affect the future course of international relations. Topical coverage for this volume of the "Yearbook includes: - lawmaking processes in the UN system; - the creation of a permanent international criminal court; - the joint inspection unit of the United Nations and the Specialized Agencies; - the case of Guatemala as an example of UN and the establishment of a new model for governance of Central America; and - prompt release of vessels - the M/V SAIGA case. For more information on this yearbook please visit the website of theMax Planck Institute This is the second volume of the Yearbook, edited by the directors of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, in Heidelberg, Germany. The publication constitutes a scholarly Yearbook focusing on activities of the United Nations in the field of international law Münch, Wolfgang: The Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations and the Jaenicke, Günther: Prompt Release of Vessels: The M/V "Saiga" Case Title from ebook title screen (viewed on March 30, 2005) Johnson, Larry D.: IAEA Treaty-Making Activities in 1997 Rosenne, Shabtai: Codification Revisited After 50 Years