Paparinskis, Martins;
(2024)
The Vocabulary and Disputes of Public International Law: A Reflection on Tensions.
Cambridge International Law Journal
, 13
(2)
pp. 193-210.
10.4337/cilj.2024.02.01.
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Abstract
The paper, based upon the keynote delivered at the 13th Annual Conference of the Cambridge International Law Journal, reflects upon the tensions in modern public international law, with a particular focus on the vocabulary of international law and settlement of international disputes. First, generalist vocabulary is shown to be both stable in many key respects regarding sources and actors, and, perhaps less obviously, subject to re-evaluation in others, illustrated by reference to the recent work of the International Law Commission. Second, although tension between generalist and specialist elements of international dispute settlement is not unusual, it is suggested that recent developments push simultaneously in both the generalist and specialist directions. It remains to be seen how well the international legal order can withstand such pressures. The paper overall calls for caution, mostly against understating the flexibility of international law in tackling unseen-before challenges but also against complacency that misses the strain that accumulation of commonplace institutions may place upon underlying systemic assumptions.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | The Vocabulary and Disputes of Public International Law: A Reflection on Tensions |
DOI: | 10.4337/cilj.2024.02.01 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.4337/cilj.2024.02.01 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
Keywords: | public international law; international dispute settlement; sources of international law; actors; International Law Commission |
UCL classification: | UCL 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/10197128 |




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