Changing actors in international law

In: Developments in International Law Ser.

Abstract

Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Table of Cases -- Table of Treaties -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: Non-state Actors, Changing Actors and Subjects of International Law -- 1 The Usefulness of the Category of 'Non- state actors' in International Law -- 2 Actors and the Persistent Notion of the 'Subject of International Law' -- 3 Overview of Chapters in the Volume -- Select Bibliography -- Part 1 Changing International Norm-Makers -- Chapter 1 Sovereignty's Accommodations: Quasi-States as International Lawmakers -- 1 Defining the Field -- 2 Quasi-state Participation in Treaties -- 2.1 Multilateral Treaties -- 2.2 Bilateral Treaties -- 3 Quasi-state Participation in International Organizations -- 4 Quasi-state Participation in International Dispute Settlement -- 5 Concluding Thoughts on the Importance of Quasi-state Contributions -- Acknowledgment -- Select Bibliography -- Chapter 2 Quasi-States and Sport: Building a Case for Statehood -- 1 Introduction: Why Are They at the Olympics? -- 2 Conceptualizing Statehood -- 3 The Global Sport Regime -- 4 State Participation in Global Sport -- 5 Quasi-State Case Studies -- 5.1 German Democratic Republic -- 5.2 Kosovo -- 5.3 Palestine -- 5.4 Taiwan -- 5.5 Puerto Rico -- 5.6 South Africa -- 6 The Relationship between Political Success and Sporting Success -- 6.1 Does Participation in Sport Achieve Quasi-State Goals? -- 6.2 Does Sporting Success Lead to Political Success? -- 7 Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- Select Bibliography -- Chapter 3 Self-Determination Claimant Groups and the Creation of International Norms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Defining Non-State Actors as Subjects of International Law -- 3 The Right of Self-determination in International Law -- 3.1 Self-determination and International Legal Personality.