The defences available to an agent accused of wrongdoing can be considered as justifications (which render acts lawful) or excuses (which shield the agent from the legal consequences of the wrongful act). This distinction is familiar to many domestic legal systems, and tracks analogous notions in mo...

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1. Verfasser:	Paddeu, Federica 1982- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2018
Schriftenreihe:	Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law 130
Schlagworte:	Government liability (International law) International obligations Self-defense (International law) Necessity (Law)
Online-Zugang:	DE-12 DE-473 URL des Erstveröffentlichers
Zusammenfassung:	The defences available to an agent accused of wrongdoing can be considered as justifications (which render acts lawful) or excuses (which shield the agent from the legal consequences of the wrongful act). This distinction is familiar to many domestic legal systems, and tracks analogous notions in moral philosophy and ordinary language. Nevertheless, it remains contested in some domestic jurisdictions where it is often argued that the distinction is purely theoretical and has no consequences in practice. In international law too the distinction has been fraught with controversy, though there are increasing calls for its recognition. This book is the first to comprehensively and thoroughly examine the distinction and its relevance to the international legal order. Combining an analysis of State practice, historical, doctrinal and theoretical developments, the book shows that the distinction is not only possible in international law but that it is also one that would have important practical implications
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Jan 2018)
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xliv, 556 pages)
DOI:	10.1017/9781316226841