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6 - Law and Religion
- Edited by Caroline Humfress, University of St Andrews, Scotland, David Ibbetson, University of Cambridge, Patrick Olivelle, University of Texas, Austin
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- The Cambridge Comparative History of Ancient Law
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In most ancient cultures, what we now call religion was interwoven throughout all aspects of life and did not always form a discrete cultural domain. Nevertheless, its principal symbols and traditions can be sufficiently distinguished to allow for a fruitful examination of the relationship of law and religion in antiquity. This chapter pursues that endeavour, with particular attention to instances when the sources at our disposal indicate, explicitly or implicitly, that law was relying on religious ideas to achieve legal ends. The chapter considers the role of religion in legitimizing law, in public law and governance, in legal transactions and proceedings, and in the determination and punishment of wrongdoing. It ultimately seeks to add clarity and specificity to the scholarly description of how law and religion interacted in the ancient world.
The connective $K$-theory of the Eilenberg–MacLane space $K\!\left({\mathbb{Z}}_p,\textrm{2}\right)$
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- Donald M. Davis, W. Stephen Wilson
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- Glasgow Mathematical Journal / Volume 66 / Issue 1 / January 2024
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- 11 December 2023, pp. 188-220
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We compute $ku^*\left(K\!\left({\mathbb{Z}}_p,2\right)\right)$ and $ku_*\left(K\!\left({\mathbb{Z}}_p,2\right)\right)$, the connective $KU$-cohomology and connective $KU$-homology groups of the mod-$p$ Eilenberg–MacLane space $K\!\left({\mathbb{Z}}_p,2\right)$, using the Adams spectral sequence. We obtain a striking interaction between $h_0$-extensions and exotic extensions. The mod-$p$ connective $KU$-cohomology groups, computed elsewhere, are needed in order to establish higher differentials and exotic extensions in the integral groups.
338 The Alabama Genomic Health Initiative: Integrating Genomic Medicine into Primary Care
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- Nita A Limdi, Devin Absher, Irf Asif, Lori Bateman, Greg Barsh, Kevin M. Bowling, Gregory M. Cooper, Brittney H. Davis, Kelly M. East, Candice R. Finnila, Blake Goff, Susan Hiatt, Melissa Kelly, Whitley V. Kelley, Bruce R. Korf, Donald R. Latner, James Lawlor, Thomas May, Matt Might, Irene P. Moss, Mariko Nakano-Okuno, Tiffany Osborne, Stephen Sodeke, Adriana Stout, Michelle L. Thompson
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- Journal of Clinical and Translational Science / Volume 7 / Issue s1 / April 2023
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OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Supported by the State of Alabama, the Alabama Genomic Health Initiative (AGHI) is aimed at preventing and treating common conditions with a genetic basis. This joint UAB Medicine-HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology effort provides genomic testing, interpretation, and counseling free of charge to residents in each of Alabama’s 67 counties. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Launched in 2017, as a state-wide population cohort, AGHI (1.0) enrolled 6,331 Alabamians and returned individual risk of disease(s) related to the ACMG SF v2.0 medically actionable genes. In 2021, the cohort was expanded to include a primary care cohort. AGHI (2.0) has enrolled 750 primary care patients, returning individual risk of disease(s) related to the ACMG SF v3.1 gene list and pre-emptive pharmacogenetics (PGx) to guide medication therapy. Genotyping is done on the Illumina Global Diversity Array with Sanger sequencing to confirm likely pathogenic / pathogenic variants in medically actionable genes and CYP2D6 copy number variants using Taqman assays, resulting in a CLIA-grade report. Disease risk results are returned by genetic counselors and Pharmacogenetics results are returned by Pharmacists. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: We have engaged a statewide community (>7000 participants), returning 94 disease risk genetic reports and 500 PGx reports. Disease risk reports include increased predisposition to cancers (n=38), cardiac diseases (n=33), metabolic (n=12), other (n=11). 100% of participants harbor an actionable PGx variant, 70% are on medication with PGx guidance, 48% harbor PGx variants and are taking medications affected. In 10% of participants, pharmacists sent an active alert to the provider to consider/ recommend alternative medication. Most commonly impacted medications included antidepressants, NSAIDS, proton-pump inhibitors and tramadol. To enable the EMR integration of genomic information, we have developed an automated transfer of reports into the EMR with Genetics Reports and PGx reports viewable in Cerner. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: We share our experience on pre-emptive implementation of genetic risk and pharmacogenetic actionability at a population and clinic level. Both patients and providers are actively engaged, providing feedback to refine the return of results. Real time alerts with guidance at the time of prescription are needed to ensure future actionability and value.
The Role of Social Support Networks in Helping Low Income Families through Uncertain Times
- Katherine Hill, Donald Hirsch, Abigail Davis
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- Social Policy and Society / Volume 20 / Issue 1 / January 2021
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- 14 April 2020, pp. 17-32
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In times of labour market insecurity and retrenchment of state support, low income families rely on friends and relatives as a safety net. This article explores the enhanced role of this ‘third source of welfare’ in light of these developments. It draws on qualitative longitudinal research to demonstrate how families’ situations fluctuate over two years and the importance of social support networks in hard times and periods of crisis. The research illustrates how social support is not necessarily a stable structure that families facing insecurity can fall back on, but rather a variable resource, and fluid over time, as those who provide such support experience changing capabilities and needs. A policy challenge is to help reinforce and not undermine the conditions that enable valuable social support to be offered and sustained, while ensuring sufficient reliable state support to avoid families having no choice but to depend on this potentially fragile resource as a safety net.
Planning for patient-reported outcome implementation: Development of decision tools and practical experience across four clinics
- Therese A. Nelson, Brigitte Anderson, Jiang Bian, Andrew D. Boyd, Shirley V. Burton, Kristina Davis, Yi Guo, Bhrandon A. Harris, Kelly Hynes, Karl M. Kochendorfer, David Liebovitz, Kayla Martin, François Modave, John Moses, Nicholas D. Soulakis, Donald Weinbrenner, Sonya H. White, Nan E. Rothrock, Annette L. Valenta, Justin B. Starren
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- Journal of Clinical and Translational Science / Volume 4 / Issue 6 / December 2020
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Many institutions are attempting to implement patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures. Because PROs often change clinical workflows significantly for patients and providers, implementation choices can have major impact. While various implementation guides exist, a stepwise list of decision points covering the full implementation process and drawing explicitly on a sociotechnical conceptual framework does not exist.
Methods:To facilitate real-world implementation of PROs in electronic health records (EHRs) for use in clinical practice, members of the EHR Access to Seamless Integration of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Consortium developed structured PRO implementation planning tools. Each institution pilot tested the tools. Joint meetings led to the identification of critical sociotechnical success factors.
Results:Three tools were developed and tested: (1) a PRO Planning Guide summarizes the empirical knowledge and guidance about PRO implementation in routine clinical care; (2) a Decision Log allows decision tracking; and (3) an Implementation Plan Template simplifies creation of a sharable implementation plan. Seven lessons learned during implementation underscore the iterative nature of planning and the importance of the clinician champion, as well as the need to understand aims, manage implementation barriers, minimize disruption, provide ample discussion time, and continuously engage key stakeholders.
Conclusions:Highly structured planning tools, informed by a sociotechnical perspective, enabled the construction of clear, clinic-specific plans. By developing and testing three reusable tools (freely available for immediate use), our project addressed the need for consolidated guidance and created new materials for PRO implementation planning. We identified seven important lessons that, while common to technology implementation, are especially critical in PRO implementation.
Law and “Law Books” in the Hindu Tradition
- Donald R. Davis, Jr.
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- German Law Journal / Volume 9 / Issue 3 / 01 March 2008
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- 06 March 2019, pp. 309-325
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It is by now common knowledge that British colonialism in India transformed or invented many Indian institutions and traditions. Questions of how the transformation occurred, of the extent of Indians’ participation in the changes, and of how to measure the scope of the transformation are all still very much in scholarly debate. The area of law has recently become a productive intellectual site for historians interested in describing the transformative effects of colonial governance. Few of these studies, however, are informed by more than a superficial knowledge of classical and medieval legal traditions in India.
An n-dimensional Klein bottle
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- Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Section A: Mathematics / Volume 149 / Issue 5 / October 2019
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- 16 January 2019, pp. 1207-1221
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An n-dimensional analogue of the Klein bottle arose in our study of topological complexity of planar polygon spaces. We determine its integral cohomology algebra and stable homotopy type, and give an explicit immersion and embedding in Euclidean space.
11 - International environmental law
- Donald R Rothwell, Australian National University, Canberra, Stuart Kaye, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Afshin Akhtar-Khavari, Queensland University of Technology, Ruth Davis, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Imogen Saunders, Australian National University, Canberra
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Introduction: trends in international law-making for the environment
International environmental law provides a useful example of a rapidly developing field of international law, and demonstrates some of the difficulties involved in resolving modern global problems within the traditional legal framework.
International environmental law is a relatively recent development. The environment did not feature in the Charter of the United Nations (UN Charter) and none of the constituent bodies of the United Nations (UN) was expressly given an environmental mandate. Since the 1960s, however, we can trace a steady growth in international law concerned with environmental problems. This growth of law at the international level is mirrored by Australia's domestic environmental law experience. Both reflect the growing public awareness of environmental issues and the demand for a legal response.
Various trends in the development of international environmental law may be recognised. Historically, this area of law developed as a reaction to particular instances of harm, resulting in international agreements that deal with a single issue: for example, prevention of one type of pollution or protection of a particular species of wildlife. As truly global problems became apparent – for example, depletion of the ozone layer, and global warming – the response of the international community has been to develop agreements that are broader and more strategic in their approach.
The principle of territorial sovereignty, which holds that nations have the right to use their own territory and resources as they please, presents a particular challenge for international laws seeking to protect the environment. Full support for traditional notions of sovereignty cannot be maintained if global environmental issues are to be effectively dealt with. This tension is clearly reflected in the debates, both national and international, over appropriate responses to issues such as climate change.
International environmental law has responded to this challenge by developing new principles to guide decision-making and resolve disputes, including the precautionary principle, intergenerational equity, common but differentiated responsibility, and the common concern of humankind. New methods of law-making have emerged, in particular the use of ‘soft law’ for the development of environmental law. There is a growing use of ‘guiding principles’ and economic incentives, rather than strict legal ‘rules’, to encourage changes in behaviour.
International environmental law must address the different viewpoints of developing and developed nations.
7 - Jurisdiction
- Donald R Rothwell, Australian National University, Canberra, Stuart Kaye, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Afshin Akhtar-Khavari, Queensland University of Technology, Ruth Davis, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Imogen Saunders, Australian National University, Canberra
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Jurisdiction refers to the ability of a State to make and enforce its laws. While often related to sovereignty, and intrinsically linked to its territory, jurisdiction can exist without a connection to territory. Jurisdiction can be held to exist in a variety of contexts, depending on the location of events, the nationality of participants or the surrounding circumstances, and will also indicate whether a State may be able to undertake enforcement action to uphold its law. This chapter considers the nature of jurisdiction insofar as it affects persons, corporations, ships and aircraft. The different types of recognised international law jurisdiction are each assessed, including territorial jurisdiction, nationality jurisdiction, universal jurisdiction, the protective principle, and passive personality jurisdiction. Jurisdictional immunities as they apply to States, Heads of States, State officials and diplomats are also considered.
Types of jurisdiction
All types of jurisdiction may be divided into two basic types: prescriptive jurisdiction and enforcement jurisdiction. Prescriptive jurisdiction is the power to regulate an activity, and to prescribe certain behaviour. That is to say, prescriptive jurisdiction is the ability to make laws that can validly purport to regulate people and situations, regardless of their location. Enforcement jurisdiction is the ability of a State to validly enforce its law, through the exercise of executive and judicial power. That is, it is the legal validity of a State to arrest, try, convict and gaol an individual for a breach of its laws.
Jurisdiction can be further broken down into categories, based on territory, nationality, the nature of the act in issue, and possibly even the nationality of the victim. Each of the different categories is explored specifically below, but each raises issues of prescriptive and enforcement jurisdiction. In considering any of the circumstances that have given rise to national jurisdiction, there also needs to be consideration of whether the State exercises merely prescriptive or also enforcement jurisdiction.
The Case of the SS ‘Lotus’ (often known as the Lotus Case) is a very famous decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ) that has been the subject of much ongoing debate. In the extract that follows, Judge Moore considers some broad issues relating to jurisdiction and international law.
13 - Use of force
- Donald R Rothwell, Australian National University, Canberra, Stuart Kaye, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Afshin Akhtar-Khavari, Queensland University of Technology, Ruth Davis, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Imogen Saunders, Australian National University, Canberra
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The 20th century witnessed two great global wars that are commonly referred to as World War I (1914–18) and World War II (1939–45). The combined military and civilian casualties of these two wars exceeded 60 million people, with a resulting devastating impact upon Europe and parts of Africa and Asia. These events were the catalyst for the modern constraints on the use of force. Until the beginning of the 20th century, international law made little effort to regulate the resort to war. Many international legal scholars of that era conceded that war was a normal part of the conduct of international relations and that international law had little role to play in the decisions made by States to go to war. Two major developments changed legal thinking on these matters. First, the 1899 and 1907 Hague Peace Conferences reached agreement on 16 Conventions and accompanying Declarations, which placed limitations on how belligerent States conducted themselves during hostilities, including the weapons they could use. These Conventions and Declarations, often referred to as ‘Hague law’, were a key component in the early development of the modern law of armed conflict. Second, the creation of the League of Nations following the conclusion of World War I placed constraints on the resort to the use of force. The Covenant of the League of Nations, found within the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, sought in art 11 to make ‘any war or threat of war’ a matter of common concern to the members of the League. This development was soon followed by the 1928 General Treaty for the Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy (Kellogg–Briand Pact), which clearly provided for the renunciation of the resort to the use of force. Article 1 provided:
The High Contracting Parties solemnly declare in the names of their respective peoples that they condemn recourse to war for the solution of international controversies, and renounce it as an instrument of national policy in their relations with one another.
While ultimately these developments in international law proved unable to prevent the outbreak of World War II, they did provide the foundation for key provisions of the Charter of the United Nations (UN Charter), of which art 2(4) is one of the most significant.
Table of cases
- Donald R Rothwell, Australian National University, Canberra, Stuart Kaye, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Afshin Akhtar-Khavari, Queensland University of Technology, Ruth Davis, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Imogen Saunders, Australian National University, Canberra
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1 - The nature of international law
- Donald R Rothwell, Australian National University, Canberra, Stuart Kaye, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Afshin Akhtar-Khavari, Queensland University of Technology, Ruth Davis, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Imogen Saunders, Australian National University, Canberra
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What would the world be like without international law? We cannot really answer this question but we do know that the world relies on this body of law to deal with important and difficult issues. International law helps develop our aspirations for the international community and facilitates problem solving around such issues as terrorism, the increasing spread of diseases, and the need to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate against the effects of climate change. It contributes to creating order in the world and also to the deployment of political ambitions, which in turn can sometimes create additional problems for the international community, such as States claiming new territory or resources that are disputed. Importantly, it also enables a world without a central government to generate solutions for emerging and complex issues and problems, such as cyber-security and warfare.
Not all international issues and problems are, however, easily identifiable as being within the purview of international law. An example of a complex international issue is the rise of globally significant cyber-attacks that do not appear to be State-sponsored or have State institutions as their main targets. However, given the significance of such attacks to the international community, many have assumed that international law and its institutions would have a central role in dealing with them. International law and its institutions, however, have limited powers and State institutions usually have to coordinate enforcement activities against foreign hackers. Domestic problems or issues, on the other hand, sometimes raise significant international law issues despite appearing as relevant only to the State concerned. For example, increasing taxes in Australia on domestically consumed movies, rather than on the income of nationally registered companies, acts as an import tariff on corporations that do not have Australian operations. Whether Australia can impose taxes on domestic consumption of goods and services has to be assessed in terms of implications for its international trade obligations. International law can, therefore, address and deal with very specific local issues and problems.
International law is commonly defined as the rules governing the legal relationship between States. International law provides a framework for understanding what rights and duties States have in relation to each other, and other international actors such as the United Nations (UN).
Contents
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About the authors
- Donald R Rothwell, Australian National University, Canberra, Stuart Kaye, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Afshin Akhtar-Khavari, Queensland University of Technology, Ruth Davis, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Imogen Saunders, Australian National University, Canberra
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Table of statutes
- Donald R Rothwell, Australian National University, Canberra, Stuart Kaye, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Afshin Akhtar-Khavari, Queensland University of Technology, Ruth Davis, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Imogen Saunders, Australian National University, Canberra
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Acknowledgements
- Donald R Rothwell, Australian National University, Canberra, Stuart Kaye, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Afshin Akhtar-Khavari, Queensland University of Technology, Ruth Davis, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Imogen Saunders, Australian National University, Canberra
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14 - Enforcement of international law
- Donald R Rothwell, Australian National University, Canberra, Stuart Kaye, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Afshin Akhtar-Khavari, Queensland University of Technology, Ruth Davis, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Imogen Saunders, Australian National University, Canberra
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One of the challenges of the international legal system is that of enforcement. While the municipal legal system has developed mechanisms for law enforcement, including the police forces, the courts and prison systems, there is no equivalent in international law. That international law does not possess the same enforcement mechanisms as exist in municipal law is highlighted as a major point of distinction between the two legal systems. It is often said that in the absence of an ‘international policeman’ it is not possible to effectively enforce international law.
Enforcement mechanisms that have been developed since the creation of the United Nations (UN) in 1945 have transformed the international legal system from the one that pre-dated the outbreak of World War II. Principal among these has been the establishment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as the judicial organ of the UN – it has the capacity to resolve international legal disputes and deliver judgments that are binding upon those parties to the case, and that may ultimately be subject to Security Council recommendations if a party ‘fails to perform the obligations incumbent upon it’. In addition, the Security Council has significant powers under Chapter VII of the UN Charter to seek to ‘maintain and restore international peace and security’ and as part of that mandate the Council regularly adopts resolutions that are binding upon member States of the organisation and enforceable by way of various mechanisms, including economic sanctions. However, the capacity of the Security Council to sometimes act decisively in these matters has historically been hampered by the use of the veto by one of the Permanent Members (China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States of America). This was particularly an issue during the Cold War, and while the veto is now not used as frequently it can have an impact on how the Security Council can respond to an international crisis involving violations of international law, as occurred with the Council's response to the events in Syria from 2011 onwards.
In addition to the UN Charter, since 1945 multilateral treaties have developed increasingly sophisticated mechanisms for enforcement.
8 - State responsibility
- Donald R Rothwell, Australian National University, Canberra, Stuart Kaye, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Afshin Akhtar-Khavari, Queensland University of Technology, Ruth Davis, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Imogen Saunders, Australian National University, Canberra
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States as international legal actors enjoy international legal personality, which includes the right to seek redress for an international wrong and also to be held accountable for an internationally wrongful act. Clearly a State can only commit an internationally wrongful act in international law through individuals or entities acting on its behalf, or through being responsible for such conduct. Two elements are therefore essential for invoking State responsibility:
(a)The existence of an international legal obligation between States. This obligation may originate from treaty, customary international law, general principles of law, or any other recognised source of international law.
(b)That the conduct of a State, including persons and entities for which the State is responsible, has resulted in an internationally wrongful act that has caused loss or damage to another State.
The consequences that follow a finding of State responsibility for an internationally wrongful act are significant and fundamental to international law. As observed by the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ) in the Chorzów Factory Case: ‘it is a principle of international law, and even a general conception of law, that any breach of an engagement involves an obligation to make reparation’.
The content of the international law rules on State responsibility gradually evolved throughout the 20th century. In 1969 the International Law Commission (ILC) began working on the topic of State responsibility, during which time ‘Draft Articles’ were prepared in the expectation that a Convention would eventually be negotiated. The ILC's work proceeded through a number of drafts, a name change, and significant debate within both the ILC and the international legal community on the legal rules that were proposed. Eventually on 9 August 2001 the ILC adopted the Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts. While often referred to as the ‘Draft Articles’, reflecting the lengthy process of ILC deliberation over various drafts across nearly three decades, following the noting of the ILC's work by the UN General Assembly in December 2001 the term ‘Draft Articles’ is no longer widely used. Nevertheless, the Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts (ILC Articles), while having the appearance of a treaty, are unlikely to ever become fully endorsed as part of a convention on State responsibility primarily due to a lack of impetus for such a development among States.
Preface
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Since the second edition of this book was published in 2014 there have been continual developments in international law through State practice, new treaties and an expanding international jurisprudence developed by a growing array of international courts and tribunals. For example, in 2016 an international tribunal handed down a much anticipated Award in the South China Sea Case between the Philippines and China, which provided clarity to certain aspects of the law of the sea, and to some dimensions of the law relating to international dispute resolution. Likewise, in 2018 a Conciliation Commission will deliver a report arising from a dispute between Australia and Timor-Leste over a maritime boundary in the Timor Sea. In 2015 the international community was finally able to achieve consensus on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in the form of the 2015 Paris Agreement. Throughout 2017 the United Nations Security Council was also responding to the threats posed to international peace and security by North Korea's nuclear program and new Resolutions were adopted to ensure the maintenance of international peace and security. These developments have resulted in a continual thickening of international law, with the consequence that some gaps in the law have been covered, understanding of the law has been enhanced, and adjudication and enforcement of international law have added to a better appreciation and understanding of its capacity.
This third edition takes stock of some of these and other important recent developments in international law. Challenges such as climate change, crimes against humanity, human rights abuses, nuclear proliferation, resource management, self-determination of peoples, and transnational crimes such as people smuggling are considered. These challenges have caused States, international organisations and the international community more generally to reconsider some of the foundational concepts and principles of international law, and whether new approaches to these and other emerging challenges to the international order are required.
This work seeks to assess these issues from a traditional international lawyer's perspective, but also one that considers appropriate Australian State practice. While international law is a truly global discipline, we believe there is much to be gained from examining, where appropriate, Australian viewpoints and practice in international law and that tradition has been continued in this edition.
3 - Law of treaties
- Donald R Rothwell, Australian National University, Canberra, Stuart Kaye, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Afshin Akhtar-Khavari, Queensland University of Technology, Ruth Davis, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Imogen Saunders, Australian National University, Canberra
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The rapid development of international law in the post–World War II period from 1945 onwards also coincided with greater reliance upon treaties as a source of international law. Treaties had always been recognised as a source of international law, and their status was confirmed in art 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice (ICJ Statute). However, it was the development of the United Nations (UN), with its emphasis upon international law and focus upon treaty-making as a means of not only peaceful resolution of disputes but also multilateral agreement between States on matters of common concern, that was the catalyst for a greater reliance upon treaties in the conduct of international relations.
This chapter begins by briefly examining the growth of treaty-making, before considering what a treaty is, including the nature of ‘instruments of less than treaty status’. It then covers treaty negotiation, creation and entry into force; reservations, objections and declarations to treaties; and legal obligations arising once a treaty has entered into force. The chapter then turns to treaty interpretation, and then examines how treaties are voided or ended through invalidity, suspension or termination. Finally, the chapter concludes with a discussion of amendment and modification of treaties.
Growth of treaty-making
The UN has actively promoted reliance upon treaties as a means of developing international law, with the International Law Commission (ILC) tasked in its early years with the responsibility of drafting a number of treaties, which were then presented for negotiation and consideration at a multilateral conference of UN member States. Through this process, international law rapidly developed in the postwar period of the late 1940s to 1960s in areas such as international humanitarian law, the law of the sea, and human rights. While these developments were occurring at the multilateral level under the sponsorship of either the UN or other developing international organisations, there was also a growth in bilateral treaty–making as States began developing their postwar economies and rebuilding their international relations across many different fields of interest. This phenomenon in international treaty-making was also gradually duplicated at the regional level as groups of States with shared interests came together to reach settlement upon matters of common interest.