General Principles of Law and International Due Process: Principles and Norms Applicable in Transnational Disputes (Cile Studies)

Kotuby Jr., Charles T.; Sobota, Luke A.; University Of Pittsburgh School Of Law, Center For International Legal Education (CILE)

ISBN 10: 019064270X / ISBN 13: 9780190642709

Editore: Oxford University Press, 2017

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• Titolo: General Principles of Law and International Due Process: Principles and Norms Applicable in Transnational Disputes (Cile Studies)
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 019064270X
• ISBN 13: 9780190642709
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Condizione: New

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Riassunto

Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice defines "international law" to include not only "custom" and "convention" between States but also "the general principles of law recognized by civilized nations" within their municipal legal systems. In 1953, Bin Cheng wrote his seminal book on general principles, identifying core legal principles common to various domestic legal systems across the globe. This monograph summarizes and analyzes the general principles of law and norms of international due process, with a particular focus on developments since Cheng's writing. The aim is to collect and distill these principles and norms in a single volume as a practical resource for international law jurists, advocates, and scholars. The information contained in this book holds considerable importance given the growth of inter-state intercourse resulting in the increased use of general principles over the past 60 years.

General principles can serve as rules of decision, whether in interpreting a treaty or contract, determining causation, or ascertaining unjust enrichment. They also include a core set of procedural requirements that should be followed in any adjudicative system, such as the right to impartiality and the prohibition on fraud. Although the general principles are, by definition, basic and even rudimentary, they hold vital importance for the rule of law in international relations. They are meant not to define a rule of law, but rather the rule of law.

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Charles T. Kotuby, Jr. is a partner at Jones Day in Washington D.C. His practice concentrates on litigation concerning foreign sovereigns and commercial and investment arbitration. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and has for the past several years been teaching law schoold courses on international arbitration and dispute resolution. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Center for International Legal Education at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and clerked for Judge Joseph F. Weis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Luke A. Sobota is a founding partner of the law firm of Three Crowns LLP, which is dedicated to international arbitration and adjudication involving both private and sovereign parties. For the past several years, Luke has taught law school courses on international arbitration and dispute resolution. He previously worked in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he advised and prepared legal opinions for executive branch officials in the areas of constitutional, international, and administrative law. He also clerked for William H. Rehnquist, the late Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.