Die Hegemonie der Vereinigten Staaten und die Grundlagen des Völkerrechts von Michael Byers

United States Hegemony and the Foundations of International Law

by Michael Byers, Georg Nolte

Twelve leading scholars consider the effect of US hegemony in the international legal system.

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Successive hegemonic powers have shaped the foundations of international law. This book examines whether the current predominance of the United States is leading to foundational change in the international legal system. A range of leading scholars in international law and international relations consider six foundational areas that could be undergoing change, including international community, sovereign equality, the law governing the use of force, and compliance. The authors demonstrate that the effects of US predominance on the foundations of international law are real, but also intensely complex. This complexity is due, in part, to a multitude of actors exercising influential roles. And it is also due to the continued vitality and remaining functionality of the international legal system itself. This system limits the influence of individual states, while stretching and bending in response to the changing geopolitics of our time.

Author Biography

Michael Byers is Associate Professor of Law at Duke University. Georg Nolte is Professor of Law at the University of Göttingen.

Table of Contents

List of contributors; Preface; Introduction: the complexities of foundational change Michael Byers; Part I. International Community: 1. The international community, international law and the United States: three in one, two against one, or one and the same? Edward Kwakwa; 2. The influence of the United States on the concept of the 'International Community' Andreas Paulus; 3. Comments on chapters 1 and 2 Martti Koskenniemi, Steven Ratner and Volker Rittberger; Part II. Sovereign Equality: 4. Sovereign equality: 'the Wimbledon sails on' Michel Cosnard; 5. More equal than the rest? Hierarchy, equality and US predominance in international law Nico Krisch; 6. Comments on chapters 4 and 5 Pierre-Marie Dupuy, Matthias Herdegen and Gregory H. Fox; Part III. Use of Force: 7. The use of force by the United States after the end of the Cold War, and its impact on international law Marcelo G. Kohen; 8. Bending the law, breaking it, or developing it? The United States and the humanitarian use of force in the post-Cold War era Brad R. Roth; 9. Comments on chapters 7 and 8 Thomas Franck, Jochen Abr. Frowein and Daniel Thürer; Part IV. Customary International Law: 10. Powerful but unpersuasive? The role of the United States in the evolution of customary international law Stephen Toope; 11. Hegemonic custom? Achilles Skordas; 12. Comments on chapters 10 and 11 Rainer Hofmann, Andrew Hurrell and Rüdiger Wolfrum; Part V. Law of Treaties: 13. The effects of US predominance on the elaboration of treaty regimes and on the evolution of the law of treaties Pierre Klein; 14. US reservations to human rights treaties: all for one and none for all? Catherine Redgwell; 15. Comments on chapters 13 and 14 Jost Delbrück, Alain Pellet and Bruno Simma; Part VI. Compliance: 16. The impact on international law of US noncompliance Shirley V. Scott; 17. Compliance: multilateral achievements and predominant powers Peter-Tobias Stoll; 18. Comments on chapters 16 and 17 Vaughan Lowe, David M. Malone and Christian Tomuschat; Conclusion Georg Nolte; Index.

Review

'The range of topics is impressive and the collection will prove invaluable to students of international law and relations.' Contemporary Review '... there is no question that this book is an important work ... this is a well-written, provocative and insightful work that achieves its objective in presenting a variety of viewpoints on the impact of a predominant superpower on the international legal system. It is an essential read for anyone who is interested in the operation of power in international law.' Cambridge Law Journal '... considering the strong emotions awakened by the United States' fight against terrorism and in particular the war on Iraq, the book remains a welcome voice of reason, serving as a reminder of the importance of the bigger historical picture.' German Law Journal 'This book offers a valuable insight into how the international legal system is developed and influenced by a hegemonic power ... there are clear warnings that the United States has the power to act in ways that can undermine the usual international interactions and institutions. These warnings proved very apt after the book was completed, as the United States and the United Kingdom - a new and an old empire - acted contrary to international law and outside the relevant international institutions to institute armed conflict in Iraq. This book puts this action in context. I recommend it very highly.' Robert McCorquodale, University of Nottingham, Leiden Journal of International Law '... this is an extremely thought-provoking and penetrating study and deserves wide reading.' Common Law World Review

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Leading scholars consider the effects of US hegemony on the international legal system. This book demonstrates that the effects of US predominance on the foundations of international law are real, but also intensely complex. Of interest to scholars of international law and international relations, government officials and international organizations.

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Leading scholars consider the effects of US hegemony on the international legal system. This book demonstrates that the effects of US predominance on the foundations of international law are real, but also intensely complex. Of interest to scholars of international law and international relations, government officials and international organizations.

Details ISBN0521819490 Short Title US HEGEMONY & THE FOUNDATIONS Pages 552 Publisher Cambridge University Press Language English ISBN-10 0521819490 ISBN-13 9780521819497 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 341.09 Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Michael Byers Author Georg Nolte Illustrations black & white illustrations Affiliation Georg-August-Universitat, Goettingen, Germany DOI 10.1604/9780521819497 UK Release Date 2003-05-29 AU Release Date 2003-05-29 NZ Release Date 2003-05-29 Year 2003 Publication Date 2003-05-29 Alternative 9780511494154 Audience Professional & Vocational

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• Condition: Neu
• ISBN-13: 9780521819497
• Book Title: United States Hegemony and the Foundations of International Law
• ISBN: 9780521819497
• Subject Area: International Law
• Publication Name: United States Hegemony and the Foundations of International Law
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Government
• Publication Year: 2003
• Type: Textbook
• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Item Height: 236mm
• Author: Georg Nolte, Michael Byers
• Item Width: 161mm
• Item Weight: 996g
• Number of Pages: 552 Pages

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