Sands, PJ;
(2017)
Keynote Address.
Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting
, 111
pp. 147-159.
10.1017/amp.2017.17.
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Abstract
Few groups are likely to assemble today that would better know the shortcomings of international law than this group which I am privileged to address. You are aware of the confusions, of the incompleteness, of the lack of ordinary sanctions, and of all that might be said in criticism of international law. Yet here you are, assembled in Washington, at no little personal inconvenience, to reiterate your inveterate belief that international law is an existing and indestructible reality and offers the only hopeful foundation for an organized community of nations. There is no paradox in this. Those who best know the deficiencies of international law are those who also know the diversity and permanence of its accomplishments and its indispensability to a world that plans to live in peace. I am happy to join you in what amounts to a timely and resolute confession of faith.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Keynote Address |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/amp.2017.17 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/amp.2017.17 |
| Language: | English |
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| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Laws |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10052394 |
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