LEADER 04346nam 22007091 450 001 9910808736603321 005 20120425104943.0 010 $a1-84731-878-9 010 $a1-4725-6581-9 010 $a1-280-67704-X 010 $a9786613653970 010 $a1-84731-877-0 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472565815 035 $a(CKB)2560000000082708 035 $a(EBL)923266 035 $a(OCoLC)794413047 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000664116 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11384903 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000664116 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10613796 035 $a(PQKB)10056434 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1772962 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC923266 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1772962 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10567618 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL365397 035 $a(OCoLC)893332385 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09256457 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6161341 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL923266 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000082708 100 $a20140929d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPromises of states under international law /$fChristian Eckart 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aOxford ;$aPortland, Oregon :$cHart Publishing,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (357 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in international law ;$vv. 37 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84946-232-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [323]-331) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Delimiting the subject : promise as a unilateral act -- A history of promises -- The law on promises -- Looking ahead : a 'promising' future? 330 $a"Textbooks on international law, dicta of the International Court of Justice and the International Law Commission's 'Guiding Principles applicable to unilateral declarations of states capable of creating legal obligations' of 2006, all reflect the fact that in international law a state's unilateral declaration can create a legally binding obligation. Unilateral declarations are common, as a look at the weekly headlines of any major newspaper will reveal. Many of the declarations made at the highest level are, of course, vaguely expressed and carry no tangible legal commitment. But others deliver a very clear message: for instance the US's April 2010 declaration on its future use of nuclear weapons or Kosovo's declaration of independence and pledge to follow the Ahtisaari Plan, are two recent and prominent examples of unilateral declarations at the international level. The same sources, however, also reveal that while state promises are accepted as a means for states to create full blown legal commitments, the law governing such declarations is far from clear. This monograph fills a gap in international legal scholarship by raising and answering the question of the precise legal value of such pledges in the realm of public international law. After a brief introduction state promises in international law are defined and contrasted with other unilateral acts of states, and the history of promises in state practice and court decisions is delineated, together with scholarly opinion. The book then provides a detailed picture of the international legal framework governing promises of states, and ends with a brief assessment of the raison d'e?tre for promises as a binding mechanism in international law, along with their advantages and disadvantages in comparison with the classical mechanism for assuming international obligations - the international treaty. This is currently the only book to present a comprehensive overview of the legal effect of promises by states in international law."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 410 0$aStudies in international law (Oxford, England) ;$vv. 37. 606 $aGovernment liability (International law) 606 $aInternational obligations 606 $2International law 615 0$aGovernment liability (International law) 615 0$aInternational obligations. 676 $a341.04 686 $aPR 2180$2rvk 700 $aEckart$b Christian$0524662 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808736603321 996 $aPromises of States under International Law$9821906 997 $aUNINA