From Bilateralism to Community Interest: Essays in Honour of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fastenrath, Ulrich / Geiger, Rudolf / Khan, Daniel-Erasmus, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This festschrift, dedicated ong>toong> Judge Bruno Simma, traces the development of international law ong>fromong> regulating bilateral state-ong>toong>-state relationships ong>toong>wards strengthening the entire international community by protecting human security, the global environment, and human rights. It provides both theoretical and practical insights inong>toong> these sometimes conflicting goals, their basis in international law, and the role played by international institutions charged with upholding these values and interests. The work thus examines the mechanism by which international law contributes ong>toong> the realization not only of individual State interests, but the interests of the international community as a whole. ong>Fromong> this vantage point, it looks at the various functions that international law fulfils in the international community, ong>fromong> law-making and institution-building ong>toong>wards adjudication and the securing of human rights. Taken ong>toong>gether, the contributions ong>toong> this book paints a detailed, but nevertheless comprehensive picture of the realization of community interest in contemporary international law. As professor and judge, Bruno Simma has contributed ong>toong> all of these tasks: providing ground-breaking theoretical work, serving in the International Law Commission and in the Committee for Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, and finally, as a judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. The three introducong>toong>ry chapters express this unity of life and work.