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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2026

Evan J. Criddle  and
Evan Fox-Decent
Evan J. Criddle
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College of William and Mary, Virginia
Evan Fox-Decent
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal

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Mandatory Cooperation Under International Law , pp. 318 - 326
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abuse of right
and due regard, 32–33, 140, 230, 238, 285, 289
and equity, 57, 290–291, 301
definition, 32–33
Five Principles of Peaceful Co-Existence, 314
good-neighborliness, 137
in counter-terrorism, 127
Security Council veto power, 223, 274, See also nemo iudex in causa sua
Access to the Pacific case, 177
adjudication
and due regard, 285
climate change obligations, 171
duty to seek, 35, 288–290, 298 See also abuse of right
Hobbes, Thomas, 287–288
Kant, Immanuel, 286–287
Nicaragua case, 291
territorial disputes, 177
Security Council veto power, 291, 296
transboundary rivers, 46
writ of certiorari, 294–296 See also Dyzenhaus, David: “weatherman” concept
Aerial case, 278
aggression
Falkland Islands, 183
Five Principles of Peaceful Co-Existence, 313
invasion of Ukraine, 8–10, 25
Korean war, 207
Security Council, 207
Alabama arbitration, 114–115, 118
Alabama doctrine, 124
factual background, 111–114
Alcoa case, 255–256
Álvarez, Alejandro, 299–303
a new international law, 299
formalist approach, 303
ICJ jurisdiction, 301
ICJ tenure, 301–302
pandemics prevention, 308, 310
Security Council veto power, 301
Antarctica case, 184
antitrust law
abuse of dominant position, 251, 265
extraterritoriality, 256–259
Alcoa case, 256
Empagran case, 260
Uranium Antitrust Litigation, 264
Wood Pulp case, 256
Google, 250–252
international regulation, 251, 264, 265–266
soft law, 266
Argentina
Antarctic claims, 182
Antarctic Treaty, 185
atrocity crimes
Reservations case, 216
responsibility to protect, 217
Security Council, 217–219
Bolivia
Access to the Pacific case, 105–106 See Access to the Pacific case
the Lost Litoral, 95–96
Treaty of Peace and Friendship, 104, 106
Bosnian Genocide case, 213–215
burden-sharing. See also joint stewardship
refugees, 229, 230, 235
a legalist account, 248
enforceability, 246
equity, 239, 241
nationally defined contributions, 231
non-refoulement, 234, 235 See also refugees
stakeholders, 241
UN Strategic Executive Group (SEG), 244
Chagos Archipelago arbitration, 92–93
Chile
Access to the Pacific case. See Access to the Pacific case
Antarctic claims, 182
Antarctic Treaty, 185
invasion of the Litoral, 95 See also Bolivia
Treaty of Peace and Friendship. See Bolivia
China. See also Mekong River, See also South China Sea
Belt and Road Initiative, 315
Big Five. See UN Security Council
Budapest Convention, 131
climate change, 162
Five Principles of Peaceful Co-Existence, 313–314
Great Wall, 194
Xi Jinping, 313
Zhao Enlai, 313
climate change. See also common concern of humankind, See also adjudication, See also China, See also refugees
adverse effects, xiv
adverse impacts, 43, 44
canary in the coal mine, 155
climate refugees and forced migrants. See refugees: climate change
Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS), 170
Conference of the Parties (COP), 158
first global stocktake, 165
Framework Convention (UNFCCC), 156 See also common but differentiated responsibilities
Glasgow Climate Pact, 159, 161–162, 163
Global Commission on Adaptation, 157, 164
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 154–155
Kyoto Protocol, 159
Paris Agreement, 157
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), 158, 159
withdrawal, 167
state obligations
Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), 171
International Court of Justice (ICJ), 171
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), 170, 171–172, 312
Cod Wars, 79–80
self-determination, 79
tragedy of the commons, 311 See also commons: tragedy of the commons
collective stewardship. See joint stewardship
colonialism
decolonization, 205, 303, 304
Declaration on Colonial Independence, 26
Friendly Relations Declaration, 26
Indonesian independence. See Security Council: Indonesian independence
imposed borders, 96, 97
Keene, Edward, 25
naval powers, 74
neo-colonialism, 188, 195
deep sea resources, 89, 193
digital colonialism, 270
terra nullius, 181, 188
voluntarist conception of sovereignty, 13, 18, 255
common but differentiated responsibilities
climate change, 158, 159, 162, 165
Maastricht Principles, 222
common concern of humanity. See common concern of humankind
common concern of humankind
climate change, 150, 159
customary international law, 169
mandatory cooperation, 195, 302–303
refugees, 241, 248
common heritage of humanity. See common heritage of humankind
common heritage of humankind
Antarctica, 195
cultural heritage sites, 194
high seas
freedom of transit, 102
seabed and ocean floor, 90, 193–194
outer space, 192
common heritage of mankind. See common heritage of humankind
common province of mankind, 193 See also common heritage of humankind
commons
and common heritage of humankind, 89 See also common heritage of humankind
global commons
Antarctica, 37, 180, 186
Bearing Sea wildlife, 77
climate, 156
high seas. See also Grotius, Hugo: mare liberum
outer space, 192
sea, 72
Svalbard Archipelago, 178
tragedy of the commons, 74, 77
community of interest, 59
absence, 60
Indus Waters Treaty, 60
definition, 58
Nile River Basin, 64 See also Nile River Basin: Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA)
River Oder case, 58–59
competition law. See also antitrust law
international regulation
Competition Laws Cooperation Agreement (EC-US), 265
Google, 268–269 See also antitrust law
mandatory cooperation in, 268, 270
Convention on Biodiversity (CBD), 157
Corfu Channel case, 137–139
in the Pulp Mills case, 145
customary international law
persistent objector, 170
cybercrime
Budapest Convention, 130 See also China
cyberattacks, 128
Tallinn Manual, 129
de Vattel, Emmerich
counterfeiting, 117
sovereign equality, 16
Nicaragua case, 284
Declaration of Non-Interference, 23
Dicey, A.V.
parliamentary sovereignty, 292, 293
rule of law, 292, 294
due regard. See also abuse of right, See also adjudication
Chagos Archipelago arbitration, 92
competition law, 266, 269
definition, 32
extraterritoriality, 258, 261, 264
law of the sea
Fisheries Jurisdiction case, 83
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 32, 87–88, 90, 104, 106
outer space, 193
refugees. See burden-sharing
transboundary harm, 168, 169
transboundary watercourses
Lake Lanoux Arbitration, 56
Dyzenhaus, David
“weatherman” concept, 293
compulsion of legality, 297
states’ judicial role, 247
environmental impact assessment
Antarctic Treaty, 187
Espoo Convention, 142–143
Land Reclamation case, 146
marine environment, 142
Pulp Mills case, 144
San Juan River case, 147
transboundary harm, 135
Trail Smelter case, 139
European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
invasion of Ukraine, 2
European Court of Justice (ECJ). See antitrust law: extraterritoriality: Wood Pulp case
Fisheries cases, 80–83
Friendly Relations Declaration, 35
colonialism. See colonialism: decolonization
Gabčikovo-Nagymaros case, 59, 65
general principles of law
equity, 45, 56 See also due regard
Harmon doctrine, 47
mandatory cooperation, 51, 128, 221
sovereign equality, 253
genocide
Bosnian Genocide case. See also UN Security Council: Bosnian genocide, See Bosnian Genocide case
Darfur, 218–219
Genocide Convention, 213, 219
international law’s failure to prevent, 217
prosecution
Tatmadaw (Myanmar’s military), 229
prosecution, 223
Reservations case. See Reservations case
Rohingya, 227–229
Russian accusations against Ukraine, 1
good faith
compliance
Friendly Relations Declaration, 203
consideration
antitrust, 264
consultation
Trail Smelter case, 139
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 91
cooperation
Chagos Archipelago arbitration, 93
equitable use of transboundary watercourses, 63, 64
Global Compact on Refugees, 244, 246
Maastricht Principles, 221
Reservations case, 216
transboundary harm, 258
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 104, 172
disagreement, 28, 31, 63, 170, 289
Lake Lanoux Arbitration, 289
Nicaragua case, 273
enforcement, 115
public officials, 292
interpretation. See Dyzenhaus, David: state’s judicial role
negotiations, xii, 6, 13, 14, 285
Access to the Pacific case, 106
climate regime, 160, 162–163
definition, 33–35
Five Principles of Peaceful Co-Existence, 314
Gabčikovo-Nagymaros case, 65
Lake Lanoux Arbitration, 55
transboundary environmental harm, 168
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 160
reasonable notice of withdrawal. See International Court of Justice (ICJ): Judge Schwebel
UN Charter, 200
good-neighborliness, 137, 267, 316
climate change, 316
good fences, 315
Stockholm Declaration, 141
UN Charter, 200
Grotius, Hugo
absolutist territorial sovereignty, 46
Mare Liberum, 71–72 See also Selden, John: Mare Clausum
right of transit, 98 See also: Pufendorf, Samuel: right of transit
voluntarism, 15
Harmon doctrine, 47–48
Hobbes, Thomas. See adjudication: duty to seek: Hobbes, Thomas, See nemo iudex in causa sua: Hobbes, Thomas
Huber, Max
community of interest, 58
Island of Palmas Case, 181, 254
international constitutionalism. sovereignty: constitutional conception of
International Court of Justice
compulsory jurisdiction
ICJ Statute, 275
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Álvarez, Alejandro. See Álvarez, Alejandro
and mandatory cooperation, 302
and the Security Council veto power, 274
Antarctica. See Antarctica case
climate change, 171 See also climate change: state obligations: International Court of Justice (ICJ)
climate regime, 160
community of interest. See community of interest
compliance, 297
compulsory jurisdiction, 275, 295 See also Dyzenhaus, David: compulsion of legality, See also Álvarez, Alejandro
Security Council veto power, 291 See UN Security Council: veto power
state consent, 289
counter-terrorism
self-defense, 127
due diligence
transnational crime, 117
enforcement
Security Council, 274
genocide. See Bosnian Genocide case, See Reservations case
Icelandic fisheries, 80
invasion of Ukraine, 1
Judge Schwebel
withdrawal from UN Charter, 281
law of the sea, 92
maritime boundaries. See North Sea Continental Shelf case
Nicaragua case. See Nicaragua case
piracy, 120
pollution. See Pulp Mills case
prohibition of the use of force, 258
right of transit. See Bolivia: Pacific Access case
transboundary harm. See Corfu Channel case
UN Watercourses Convention (UNWC), 63
International Law Commission (ILC)
Articles on State Responsibility for Internationally Wrongful Acts, 216
Draft Articles on the Prevention of Transboundary Harm from Hazardous Activities, 143, 148
law of the sea, 70
Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Seas (GCLS), 78
International Law Institute (Institut de Droit International), 115
joint stewardship
climate change, 161
oceanic resources, 88
paradigm shift, 37
refugees protection, 238, 245
transboundary rivers, 58 See also community of interest
jurisdiction
duty to seek. See adjudication: duty to seek
Lake Lanoux Arbitration, 53–56, 60, 285, 290
Land Reclamation case, 146
League of Nations, 20
Mandate System, 189 See also UN Charter: Trusteeship System
lex ferenda, 6, 130, 301
lex lata, 6, 130
Lotus case. See S.S. Lotus case
mandatory cooperation
development, 305
Mekong River, 67, 315
Migrants. See also Refugees
Global Compact for Migration
climate change, 240–241
Global Compact for Migrations, 239
Myanmar, 227
nemo iudex in causa sua, 5 See also sovereign equality
Hobbes, Thomas, 287
Security Council veto power, 274 See also UN Security Council
Nicaragua case, 273
jurisdiction, 283, 290, See also International Court of Justice (ICJ), See also adjudication
Aerial case, 278
sovereign equality, 281, 284
Nile River Basin, 63
Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA), 64–65
non-state actors
and sovereign equality, 21
due diligence, 116
self-defense, 127
transboundary harm, 37
North Pacific Fur Seals case, 74–77
tragedy of the commons. See also commons: tragedy of the commons
North Sea Continental Shelf case, 83–85
paradigm shift, xiv, 21, 25
Pardo, Arvid, 88
deep seabed and ocean floor. See common heritage of humankind: high seas: seabed and ocean floor
peaceful settlement
duty to seek, 35, 283
UN Charter, 283
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), 20
Indus Waters Treaty, 61
piracy
Achille Lauro incident, 119
Alabama arbitration. See Alabama arbitration
ASEAN Regional Agreement on Combating Piracy (ReCAAP), 121
definition
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 119
Lomé Charter, 123
pirates
definition, 118
Somalia, 122
SUA Convention, 120
UN Security Council, 122–123
Pufendorf, Samuel
hospitality, 98
right of transit, 98 See also Grotius, Hugo: right of transit
Pulp Mills case, 144–145
refugees
burden-sharing. See burden-sharing
climate change, 174
decent safe harbor, 245, 246, 248
Global Compact on Refugees, 241, 244
“whole-of-society approach,” 242
stakeholders, 243
New York Declaration, 239
Refugees Convention
non-refoulement, 231, 232
refugee definition, 233
Rohingya. See genocide: Rohingya
res communis. See commons
Reservations case, 216
River Oder case, 58–59 See also community of interest
rule of law. See also Dicey, A.V., See also adjudication
and equity
Continental Shelf case, 84
and parliamentary privilege, 292
Five Principles of Peaceful Co-Existence, 314
international, xiii
S.S. Lotus case, 254–255
and sovereign equality, 17
dissenting opinions, 21
Judge Bassett Moore, John
due diligence
transnational crime, 117
Lotus principle, 255
San Juan River case, 147
Selden, John
mare clausum, 72–73
Truman proclamations, 78
Mare Clausum, 72–73 See also Grotius, Hugo: Mare Liberum
self-defense
and sovereign equality, 5
counter-terrorism, 127 See also non-state actors: self-defense, See also abuse of right: in counter-terrorism
Falkland Islands, 183
invasion of Ukraine, 1, 8, 12
state of nature
individuals, 14
states, 15
UN Charter. See UN Charter: self-defense
self-determination. See also League of Nations: Mandates System, See also UN Charter: Trusteeship System
and sovereign equality, xi–xii, 27, 257, 258, 284, 285, 298, 304
colonialism. See colonialism: decolonization
extraterritoriality, 257, 258
Paris Agreement. See Paris Agreement: Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
UN Charter, 210, 284
international peace and security, 201
semi-sovereign states, 25
Simla Agreement, 188
soft law
antitrust law, 259 See also antitrust law
climate regime, 149–150
competition law, 266 See also competition law
hardening, 246, 247
migration law, 242 See also migrants: Global Compact for Migration, See also refugees: Global Compact on Refugees
role in mandatory cooperation, 305
South China Sea, 93, 313, 314 See also China
sovereign equality, 22
and colonialism, 188
and concurrent jurisdiction, 29
and extraterritoriality, 253, 257, 258, 262
and jointly-shared jurisdiction, 29
and mandatory cooperation, xii, 5, 28, 302–304, 307
procedural obligations, 33–35
substantive obligations, 32–33
and peaceful settlement, xi See peaceful settlement
and rights conflicts, 29
and unsettled jurisdiction, 28
antitrust law, 264 See also sovereign equality: and extraterritoriality
Bartolus, 253
community of interest. See community of interest
competition law, 266
constitutional conception of. See sovereignty: constitutional conception of
Five Principles of Peaceful Co-Existence, 313, 314
Friendly Relations Declaration, 203
General Assembly
invasion of Ukraine resolutions, 4
Global Compact on Refugees, 241
Global South, 316
good-neighborliness, 137
international legal order, xiii
jurisdiction, 85
Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), 176
equitable approach, 92
Simla Agreement, 188
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 88
Justice Story, Joseph, 254
mandatory adjudication, 286, 289, 298
Moscow Conference, 198
nemo iudex in causa sua, xi See also nemo iudex in causa sua
non-interference, 254
Paris Agreement, 160
Security Council, 296
transboundary watercourses, 66
community of interest, 59
Lake Lanoux Arbitration, 54
Nile Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA), 64
UN Watercourses Convention, 63
transnational counter-terrorism, 118, 127
Nuclear Terrorism Convention, 125
UN Charter, xi, 200, 284
voluntarist conception of. See sovereignty: voluntarist conception of
sovereignty
abuse of sovereignty. See abuse of right
constitutional conception of, 19, 21, 31, 36, 259, 261, 315
Dickinson, DeWitt, 19–20
transboundary rivers, 45 See also abuse of right, See also transboundary watercourses
absolute territorial integrity, 46
absolute territorial sovereignty. See general principles of law: Harmon doctrine
voluntarist conception of, 5, 13, 30–31, 255, 261 See also Grotius, Hugo: voluntarism, See also de Vattel, Emmerich
Status of Eastern Carelia case
and sovereign equality, 16
Svalbard Archipelago
Spitsbergen Treaty, 178–180
Trail Smelter arbitration, 136
due diligence standard, 139–140
transboundary rivers
equitable approach, 58
pollution, 316
transit
freedom of
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). See also Grotius, Hugo: right of transit
right of
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 97, 102
UN Charter
Chapter VII. See UN Security Council
judicial enforcement, 274
Preamble, xv
prohibition of the use of force, 258, 272
self-defense, 127, 203–204, 283
Trusteeship System, 190
withdrawal. See International Court of Justice (ICJ): Judge Schwebel
UN Security Council
Bosnian genocide, 213
China, 207
counter-terrorism, 126
Indonesian independence, 205–206
international arrest warrant, 219
international criminal courts, 212
internationalized territory, 190
invasion of Iraq, 209–210
invasion of Kuwait, 209
Korean War, 206–208
landlocked states, 108
piracy. See piracy: Security Council
sanctions against Southern Rhodesia, 208
Suez Crisis, 208
UN Charter, 202
Chapter VII, 123, 202–203, 209, 211
self-defense, 204, 283
veto power, 207, 296–297
UN Watercourses Convention (UNWC), 62–63
Uranium Antitrust Litigation, 262–264
Westlake, John
right of transit, 100–101
World Bank
Indus Waters Treaty, 60 See also Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
World Health Organization (WHO), 308
COVID-19, 308
intergovernmental negotiating body, 309
International Health Regulations, 308
Pandemic Agreement (Proposed), 309–310
World Trade Organization (WTO)
antitrust law, 265

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