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An International Peace Court

Design for a Move from State Crime Toward World Law

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. The Relevance of Law

    • Thomas Holton
    Pages 1-6

  3. International Violence: The Total Challenge and the Partial Response

    • Thomas Holton
    Pages 7-13

  4. Mission: A Move Toward Law

    • Thomas Holton
    Pages 14-18

  5. Medium: An International Peace Court

    • Thomas Holton
    Pages 19-27

  6. The Court in Design

    • Thomas Holton
    Pages 28-38

  7. The Court in Action

    • Thomas Holton
    Pages 39-61

  8. The Court in Impact

    • Thomas Holton
    Pages 62-74

  9. New Premises for a Legal Breakthrough

    • Thomas Holton
    Pages 75-83

  10. Making the Move

    • Thomas Holton
    Pages 84-90

  11. Toward World Law

    • Thomas Holton
    Pages 91-96

  12. Epilogue

    • Thomas Holton
    Pages 97-97

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 98-112
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About this book

The classical concept ofInternationalLa w, as developed by Gentilis, Gro­ tius and their successors, accepted as its starting point the sovereignty of states, from which it followed that (r) the rules of International Law were based upon the general consent of those states; and (2) that, since state sovereignty was not capable of limitation, otherwise than by the consent of the state itself, in the last resort, International Law must accept the fact of war. Two world wars within the space of thirty years, and the development of nuclear weapons of unlimited potential, have compelled statesmen and lawyers to take a fresh look at the foundations of international relations. The First World War was followed by the creation of the League of Nations, and by the establish­ ment of the Permanent Court of International Justice. The failure of both, insofar as the preservation of peace was concerned, was apparent in the continuance of international insecurity, culminating in World War II. This again was followed by the establishment of a new inter­ national organisation, the United Nations, with its auxiliary, the International Court of Justice. Nevertheless, international security seems further away than ever, and it may be suggested that it is the devastating potential of nuclear weapons, rather than the strength of international machinery, which has so far prevented a third general conflict far more disastrous than either of the two World Wars which have already taken place.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: An International Peace Court

  • Book Subtitle: Design for a Move from State Crime Toward World Law

  • Authors: Thomas Holton

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-8826-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands 1970

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-011-8181-5Published: 01 January 1970

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-8826-5Published: 01 December 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 112

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law

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