This book analyzes a new phenomenon in international law: international organizations assuming the powers of a national government in order to reform political institutions. After reviewing the history of internationalized territories, this book asks two questions about these 'humanitarian occupations'. First, why did they occur? The book argues that the missions were part of a larger trend in international law to maintain existing states and their populations. The only way this could occur in these territories, which had all seen violent internal conflict, was for international administrators to take charge. Second, what is the legal justification for the missions? The book examines each of the existing justifications and finds them wanting. A new foundation is needed, one that takes account of the missions' authorisation by the UN Security Council and their pursuit of goals widely supported in the international community.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9780521856003
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95515313
Product Key Features
Subject Area
International Law
Author
Gregory H . Fox
Publication Name
Humanitarian Occupation
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
158mm
Item Weight
662g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Gregory H . Fox
Series Title
Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law