The United Nations and International La [Hardcover]

This volume provides students and scholars with a text that appraises the contribution made by the United Nations to contemporary international law.This volume provides students and scholars with a text that appraises the contribution made by the United Nations to contemporary international law and the law-creating process. Among the questions addressed are: how is international law made by UN institutions? What contemporary international law owes its existence to the United Nations? How have UN bodies served as sources of international law? Can UN-created law be said to have worked as an effective regulator of state conduct? Covering a wide range of UN activity, this book represents a comprehensive guide to the role of the UN in providing viable legal rules to deal with international problems.This volume provides students and scholars with a text that appraises the contribution made by the United Nations to contemporary international law and the law-creating process. Among the questions addressed are: how is international law made by UN institutions? What contemporary international law owes its existence to the United Nations? How have UN bodies served as sources of international law? Can UN-created law be said to have worked as an effective regulator of state conduct? Covering a wide range of UN activity, this book represents a comprehensive guide to the role of the UN in providing viable legal rules to deal with international problems.This is a revised edition of a two-volume survey United Nations Legal Order. It provides students and scholars with a text that appraises the contribution made by the United Nations to contemporary international law and the law-creating process. Among the topics addressed are how international law is made by UN institutions; what contemporary international law owes its existence to the United Nations; how and whether UN bodies have served as sources of international law; and whether UN-created law can be said to have worked as an eflé