Solidarity in International Law: Challenges, Opportunities and The Role of Regional Organizations

The principle of solidarity is crucial in the face of current self-centered trends in politics, particularly in light of global crises like migrations, hegemonic aspirations, pandemics, and wars. This book explores the foundations, existence, and implementation of solidarity in international law, focusing on regional organizations like the EU, African Union, ECOWAS, League of Arab States, and MERCOSUR. It examines distinctive areas of solidarity, institutional contexts, and differences in manifestations of solidarity across settings. Researchers and academics in International Law, International Organizations Law, European Law, Human Rights Law, Business Law, and Constitutional Law will find this book valuable.

Format: Hardback
Length: 356 pages
Publication date: 29 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Solidarity holds immense significance in the present context, standing in stark contrast to prevailing self-centered tendencies in politics. The crises that have shaken the world in recent years, including migrations, hegemonic aspirations, pandemics, and wars, have vividly demonstrated the inadequacy of such narrow-minded politics. Consequently, it becomes crucial to comprehend the role that solidarity could play in contemporary scenarios. This book serves as a compilation of diverse contributions exploring the principle of solidarity in international law.

Firstly, it endeavors to reconstruct the foundations of solidarity within the legal framework and investigate the origins of this principle. Subsequently, it seeks to ascertain whether solidarity exists as a principle in international law and, if so, what its scope encompasses. The book then delves into the examination of the eventual implementation of the principle of solidarity in regional organizations' law. The central question revolves around whether solidarity is more effective and whether it is better fulfilled when relationships between states strengthen, as seen in regional and sub-regional organizations. This analysis includes a comprehensive review of EU Law, as well as other regional and sub-regional organizations such as the African Union, ECOOWAS, the League of Arab States, and MERCOSUR.

The book takes into account not only some distinctive areas of solidarity, such as migration law, or specific institutional contexts where solidarity is declared as a principle, objective, or value, such as the European Union. It also explores whether and to what extent manifestations of solidarity differ in disparate settings, aiming to uncover the underlying reasons behind such variations.

This book will appeal to researchers and academics specializing in International Law, International Organizations Law, European Law, and Human Rights. Its insights and analysis provide valuable contributions to the ongoing discourse on solidarity and its role in shaping global affairs.

Weight: 843g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032127057