The United Nations and international law /
edited by Christopher C. Joyner.
- xxv, 474 pages ; 24 cm
"Derived from... two-volume text United Nations legal order... 1995"--P.[4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
UN legal order : an overview / General law-making processes / Specialized law-making processes / Force and arms / Human rights / Refugees and migration / Women / Labor / Economic relations and development / Environment / Law of the sea / Outer space / International crimes / Law of the international civil service / Financial responsibility / Conclusion : the United Nations as international law-giver / Oscar Schachter -- Paul C. Szasz -- Fredric L. Kirgis -- John F. Murphy -- Hurst Hannum -- David A. Martin -- Rebecca J. Cook -- Virginia A. Leary -- Stephen Zamora -- Ved P. Nanda -- Bernard H. Oxman -- Ralph G. Steinhardt -- John F. Murphy -- Robert S. Jordan -- Jose E. Alvarez -- Christopher C. Joyner.
"This volume provides students and scholars with a text that examines, explains, and appraises contributions made by the United Nations to contemporary international law and the law-creating process. The authors consider how UN institutions have made the law, what law has been made, and the extent to which that law has been meaningfully accepted by and evidenced in contemporary state practice. The study first deals with processes and measures that cut across law-making, covering practical as well as conceptual aspects. Then the substantive law is addressed in terms of the different fields of activity that the United Nations has made subject to legal rules and processes. Some chapters cover prominent areas, such as human rights, use of force, and economic relations; others deal with topics which have not previously been examined with sufficient care, such as labor, the environment, refugees, and women. The book's final section deals with the internal law of the UN system itself - the international civil services and financial contributions."--Publisher's description.