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The Legal Significance of the Declarations of the General Assembly of the United Nations

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  1. Obed Y. Asamoah
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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N1-XVIII
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Obed Y. Asamoah
      Pages 1-16

  4. Declarations Which Purport to State Existing Principles of International Law

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Permanent Sovereignty Over Natural Wealth and Resources

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      Pages 79-100

    3. The Declaration on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear and Thermo-Nuclear Weapons

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      Pages 101-120

    4. The Resolution Affirming Principles of International Law Embodied in the Charter of the Nurnberg Tribunal

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      Pages 121-125

  5. Declarations Which Purport to Create New Principles of International Law

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space

      • Obed Y. Asamoah
      Pages 129-160

  6. Declarations Intended to Promote Specific Charter Programs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161
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    2. The Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples

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      Pages 163-185

    3. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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      Pages 186-191

    4. The Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

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      Pages 192-213
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About this book

Mr. Asamoah's book is concerned with an area of growing importance in the evolution of contemporary international law. The traditional division of the sources of International law into custom and treaties has already been supplemented in Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice by the "general principles of law re­ cognized by civilized nations" and-as subsidiary sources, the judicial decisions and the teachings of highly qualified publicists. But in order to cope with the diversity of international law in our time, we have to look to a far greater variety of sources of international law, and we shall have to recognize that, in accordance with the many-sided character of international law, these sources may vary greatly in intensity. In recent years, Declaratory Resolutions of the General Assembly have been much concerned with the general princi­ ples of international law. Sometimes these Declarations are interpre­ tations of the Charter and other instruments; sometimes they are evi­ dence of state practice and a developing customary international law ; sometimes they formulate new principles which, in some cases will eventually lead to international treaties or new custom, or in other cases will be accepted as authorative statements of international legal principles, in circumstances where a formal treaty cannot be attained. There are many reasons--often of an internal character-which prevent the conclusion of a treaty but not the acceptance of the principles contained in it.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Legal Significance of the Declarations of the General Assembly of the United Nations

  • Authors: Obed Y. Asamoah

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-9495-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands 1966

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-011-8685-8Published: 01 January 1966

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-9495-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 274

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Public International Law

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