Trends and Challenges in International Law: Selected Issues in Human Rights, Cultural Heritage, Environment and Sea

International law has evolved to address changes in the international community, such as human rights law and environmental law. This volume explores emerging issues in these fields, such as state responsibility, reconciling human rights with national security, addressing climate change, and balancing human rights and the environment. It appeals to researchers and scholars of international law, as well as those specialising in human rights law, environmental law, cultural heritage law, and law of the sea.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 332 pages
Publication date: 23 April 2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Over the past century, international law has strived to keep pace with the profound transformations that have reshaped the global community. It has achieved this through a multifaceted approach, encompassing the development of new fields, the adoption of novel legal instruments, and the inclusion of new actors and entities in international forums. Two notable areas of law that have emerged to address pressing concerns raised by civil society. society are human rights law and environmental law. Treaties, judgments, and soft law instruments have been employed to bridge regulatory gaps. International organizations, corporations, civil society organizations, and individuals have collaborated to create and enforce legal rules, often through judicial means. However, the question remains: Is this enough? To explore this, the chapters in this volume delve into selected emerging issues in the domains of human rights, the environment, cultural heritage, and law of the sea. Can state responsibility play a role in safeguarding the environment? Can the protection of human rights be reconciled with national security? Can the United Nations Security Council address climate change? Is the law of the sea still relevant in today's world? And how can we balance the rights of individuals and the environment, or cultural heritage and the law of the sea? Renowned international scholars and experienced practitioners have contributed their insights to this volume, addressing these and other critical questions. Given the breadth of its coverage, the book will appeal to researchers and scholars of international law, as well as those specializing in human rights law, environmental law, cultural heritage law, and law of the sea.

Weight: 522g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030943899
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022