Overview
Analyzes modernization of contemporary international law from a human rights and global justice perspective
Provides a forum to reflect on the issues of human rights and migration from an international law perspective
Represents a scientific progress and improvement of the legal theory on the modernization of international law
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Global Justice and Changes in the International Community
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Global Justice and Modernization of the Sources of General International Law
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New Goals for Humanity in the UN Sustainable Development Agenda
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About this book
In the contemporary world, international law has demonstrated an ability to evolve rapidly. But it is still unclear whether its modernization process is also producing structural changes, which affect the subjects, the sources and even the very purpose of this law. Is it truly possible to speak of a paradigmatic and ideological change in the international legal system, one that also involves a transition from a state-centred international order to a human-centred one, and from inter-state justice to global justice?
The book addresses three fundamental aspects of the modernization process of international law: the possible widening of the concept of international community and of the classic assumptions of statehood; the possible diversification of the sources of general international law; and the ability of international law to adapt to new challenges and to achieve the main goals for humanity set by the United Nations.
The overall objective of the book is to provide the tools for a deeper understanding of the transition phase of contemporary international law, by examining the major problems that characterize this phase. The book will also stimulate critical reflection on the future prospects of international law.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Pasquale De Sena is Full Professor of International Law and International Human Rights Law at the Faculty of Law, Catholic University, Milan (2011-); P.H.D. International Law, University of Florence (1991); visiting Professor at Université de Strasbourg (2007), Université Paris I (2010), Université Paris II (IHEI; 2012); visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and Public International Law (Heidelberg 1995) and the Max Planck Institute for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law (Luxembourg 2015); associate fellow of the “Centre d’études des norms juridiques” (Paris, EHESS: 2010 -). Lectures at the International Institute of Human Rights “René Cassin” (2007, 2008, 2010) and The Hague Academy of International Law (2016). Co-founder and general editor of the legal journal “Diritti umani e diritto internazionale” (2007 -). Permanent member of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Human Rights of the Italian Government (2013 -). He has published 2 authored books, co-edited 2 collective books and written about 60 articles and book chapters on Public International Law.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Global Justice, Human Rights and the Modernization of International Law
Editors: Riccardo Pisillo Mazzeschi, Pasquale De Sena
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90227-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-90226-5Published: 13 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07967-3Published: 08 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-90227-2Published: 27 July 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 272
Topics: Sources and Subjects of International Law, International Organizations, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History, Development and Sustainability, International Relations