International agreements between non-state actors as a source of international law /
Melissa Loja.
- First edition.
- 1 online resource (320 pages).
- Studies in International Law. .
- Studies in International Law .
1. International Agreements between Non-state Actors -- 2. Deformalization in the Identification of International Law -- 3. Identification of International Agreements between Non-state Actors as a Source of International Law -- 4. The Philipine-China Negotiation on Oil and Gas Cooperation in the South China Sea -- 5. Conclusion
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"This book examines whether international agreements between non-state actors can be identified as a source of international law using objective criteria. It asks whether, beyond Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, there is a system of rules, processes, beliefs or semantics by which these agreements can be objectively identified as a source of international law. Departing from the more usual state-centric analysis, it adopts postmodern legal positivism as its analytical tool. This allows for the reality that international law-making takes place in subjective social landscapes. To test the effectiveness of this approach, it is applied to agreements between petroleum agencies and corporations which allow two or more states to exploit disputed resources across boundaries looking in particular at arrangements involving China, Vietnam and the Philippines. By so doing it illustrates an alternative way that states can manage disputes, without having to resort to conflict. It will appeal to both scholars and practitioners of public international law, as well as civil servants."--
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781509951130 9781509951116
10.5040/9781509951130 doi
International law--Interpretation and construction. Treaties. Conflict of laws.