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Nordic cosmopolitanism : essays in international law for Martti Koskenniemi

These essays provide a wide-ranging overview of the state of Nordic international legal scholarship. In addition to the more theoretical discussions, they engage with a variety of contemporary debates, such as the war on terrorism and the postion of human rights in the EU.
Print Book, English, 2003
M. Nijhoff, Boston, Mass., 2003
vi, 531 pages 25 cm.
9789004136168, 9004136169
1088493248
Editors: Introduction, Inger Österdahl: The Surprising Originality of the African Charter on Human Rights and People’s Rights, Pål Wrange: The Prince and the Discourse: Commenting and Advising on International Law, Martin Scheinin: Capital Punishment and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Some Issues of Interpretation in the Practice of the Human Rights Committee, Holger Rotkirch: A Peace Institute on the War-Path: The Application of the Treaty on Open Skies to the Neutralized and Demilitarized Åland Islands and the Powers of the Åland Autonomy, Allan Rosas: Construing International Law and Order, Jarna Petman: The Problem of Evil and International Law, Merja Pentikäinen: The Right to Speak for the Women’s Cause: May Also Women Participate? The Case of the Holy See in the UN, Esa Paasivirta: Human Rights, Diplomacy and Sanctions: Aspects to ‘Human Rights Clauses’ in the External Agreements of the European Union, Tuomas Ojanen: The times they are a-changin’ — the Reaction of European Courts and National Courts, Gregor Noll: Force, Partisanship, Dislocation: An Essay on International Law in the State of the Exceptional, Rein Müllerson: International Law Between Anarchy and Hegemony, Timo Makkonen: Between Anti-Essentialism and Anti-Everything — Is There Anything? On Critique, Cross-Disciplinarity and Culture, Päivi Leino: When Every Picture Tells a Story: The European Court of Justice and the Jigsaw Puzzle of External Human Rights Competence, Marja Lehto: Terrorism in International Law — an Empty Box or Pandora’s Box?, Tuomas Kuokkanen: Putting Gentle Pressure on Parties: Recent Trends in the Practice of the Implementation Committee under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, Erkki Kourula: Questions and Observations Relating to the International Criminal Court, Timo Koivurova: What Is the Principle of Due Diligence?, Jan Klabbers: (I Can't Get No) Recognition: Subjects Doctrine and the Emergence of Non-State Actors, Päivi Kaukoranta: Negotiations of the Treaty on Open Skies Revisited: Finnish Features, Marie Jacobsson: Maritime Security: an Individual or a Collective Responsibility?, Joni Heliskosk: Fundamental Rights versus Economic Freedoms in the European Union: Which Paradigm?, Lauri Hannikainen: The World after 11 September 2001: Is the Prohibition of the Use of Force Disintegrating?, Rolf Einar Fife: The Duty to Render Assistance at Sea: Some Reflections after Tampa, Ove Bring: Dag Hammarskjöld and the Issue of Humanitarian Intervention, Index, Cases.
Editors: Introduction -- The Surprising Originality of the African Charter on Human Rights and Peoples' Rights / Inger Osterdahl -- The Prince and the Discourse: Commenting and Advising on International Law / Pal Wrange -- Capital Punishment and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Some Issues of Interpretation in the Practice of the Human Rights Committee / Martin Scheinin -- A Peace Institute on the War-Path: The Application of the Treaty on Open Skies to the Neutralized and Demilitarized Aland Islands and the Powers of the Aland Autonomy / Holger Rotkirch -- Construing International Law and Order / Allan Rosas -- The Problem of Evil and International Law / Jarna Petman -- The Right to Speak for the Women's Cause: May Also Women Participate? The Case of the Holy See in the UN / Merja Pentikanen -- Human Rights, Diplomacy and Sanctions: Aspects to H̀uman Rights Clauses' in the External Agreements of the European Union / Esa Paasivirta -- The times they are a-changin' --- the Reaction of European Courts and National Courts / Tuomas Ojanen -- Force, Partisanship, Dislocation: An Essay on International Law in the State of the Exceptional / Gregor Noll -- International Law Between Anarchy and Hegemony / Rein Mullerson -- Between Anti-Essentialism and Anti-Everything -- Is There Anything? On Critique, Cross-Disciplinarity and Culture / Timo Makkonen -- When Every Picture Tells a Story: The European Court of Justice and the Jigsaw Puzzle of External Human Rights Competence / Paivi Leino -- Terrorism in International Law --- an Empty Box or Pandora's Box? / Marja Lehto -- Putting Gentle Pressure on Parties: Recent Trends in the Practice of the Implementation Committee under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution / Tuomas Kuokkanen -- Questions and Observations Relating to the International Criminal Court / Erkki Kourula -- What Is the Principle of Due Diligence? / Timo Koivurova -- (I Can't Get No) Recognition: Subjects Doctrine and the Emergence of Non-State Actors / Jan Klabbers -- Negotiation of the Treaty on Open Skies Revisited: Finnish Features / Paivi Kaukoranta -- Maritime Security: an Individual or a Collective Responsibility? / Marie Jacobsson -- Fundamental Rights versus Economic Freedoms in the European Union: Which Paradigm? / Joni Heliskoski -- The World after 11 September 2001: Is the Prohibition of the Use of Force Disintegrating? / Lauri Hannikainen -- The Duty to Render Assistance at Sea: Some Reflections after Tampa / Rolf Einar Fife -- Dag Hammarskjold and the Issue of Humanitarian Intervention / Ove Bring -- Index -- Cases