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There has been intense debate in recent times over the legitimacy or otherwise of international law. This book contains fresh perspectives on these questions, offered at an international and interdisciplinary conference hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Law and International Law. At issue are questions including, for example, whether international law lacks legitimacy in general and whether international law or a part of it has yielded to the facts of power.

Now in its seventh year, the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law has become a much sought-after forum for essays in international law related to the UN. Volume seven is divided into two parts. The first part comprises topics like the wars against the Taliban and Iraq with an emphasis on the use of force and rules in armed conflict, as well as the question of so-called Rogue States and how to deal with them, or how to proceed with the Security Council Reform after a decade of failed attempts to reform it. The second part deals with the ICC and international criminal law. This volume is th

Preliminary Material /Tafsir Malick Ndiaye and Rüdiger Wolfrum -- Towards a New Universal International Law: an Asian Perspective /R.P. Anand -- Precaution in International Law: Reflection on Its Composite Nature /Laurence Boisson De Chazournes -- International Law and Collective Concerns: Reflections on the Responsibility to Protect /Jutta Brunnée -- The European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the Human Right to a Clean Environment: the English Perspective /Malgosia Fitzmaurice -- Some Thoughts on the Treatment of Inter-Governmental Organisations and Their Personnel /M.C.W. Pinto -- Reflections on the Judicial Function in International Law /C.F. Amerasinghe -- Peaceful Settlement of Disputes: a Proliferation Problem? /Anthony Aust -- Provisional Measures, or the Dangers of Being Too Exceptional /Julio Barboza -- Entre L'arbre Et L'écorce (between a Rock and a Hard Place): Can International Commercial Arbitration Deliver on Environmental Disputes? /L. Yves Fortier -- Environmental Damage and the United Nations Claims Commission: New Directions for Future International Environmental Cases? /Philippe Gautier -- Considerations Actuelles Sur L'inexécution Des Decisions De La Cour Internationale De Justice /Maurice Kamto -- The Interplay between Negotiation and Litigation in International Dispute Settlement /Vaughan Lowe -- La Recevabilité Devant Les Juridictions Internationales /Tafsir Malick Ndiaye -- New Issues in the Settlement of Disputes of International Investments: the Global Reach of the Role of Dispute Settlement /Francisco Orrego Vicuña -- Litigating Environmental Disputes: Courts, Tribunals and the Progressive Development of International Environmental Law /Philippe Sands -- Preparation for International Litigation /Sir Arthur Watts -- Taking and Assessing Evidence in International Adjudication /Rüdiger Wolfrum -- The Selection of Candidates for International Judicial Office: Recent Practice /Michael Wood -- 1. In General /Tafsir Malick Ndiaye and Rüdiger Wolfrum -- 2. Zonal Approach /Tafsir Malick Ndiaye and Rüdiger Wolfrum -- 3. Operation and Implementation through Institutions /Tafsir Malick Ndiaye and Rüdiger Wolfrum -- 4. Settlement of Disputes /Tafsir Malick Ndiaye and Rüdiger Wolfrum -- International Approaches to Global Environmental Challenges /Charles E. Di Leva -- The Iron Rhine Arbitration and the Emergence of a Principle of General International Law /Christian Dominicé -- The Establishment, Role and Evolution of the Global Environment Facility: Operationalising Common but Differentiated Responsibility? /David Freestone -- The UNCC Follow-up Programme for Environmental Awards /Mojtaba Kazazi -- Strict Liability in International Environmental Law /Alexandre Kiss and Dinah Shelton -- The Interest of Caribbean States in the Nuclear Age: with Specific Reference to Trinidad and Tobago /Anthony Amos Lucky -- Reflections on Developing Countries' Role in Negotiating the Pre-Rio Conference Environment-Related Treaties: a Proposal of Action for Enhancing Their Role and Effectiveness /W. Paatii Ofosu-Amaah.