Promises of States under International Law

ISBN: 9781849462327 出版年：2012 页码：356 Christian Eckart Christian Tomuschat Bloomsbury Publishing

Introduction I The Presumed Rareness of Promises II A Legal Framework with Many Open Questions: A First Look III The Need for a Clear Assessment of the Applicable Law IV Approaching the Topic 1 Delimiting the Subject: Promise as a Unilateral Act I Drawing from the Definition of Unilateral Acts II Distinguishing Promises from Other Classes of Unilateral Acts III A Manifestation of Will to Create a Legal Obligation IV Unilateral V Promises of States Only 2 A History of Promises I Important Cases and State Practice II Concluding Remarks on the History of Promises 3 The Law on Promises I Promises and the Sources of International Law II The ILC's Guiding Principles III Legal Basis for the Bindingness of Unilateral Promises IV On the Intention to be Legally Bound V Further Requirements VI The Revocability of Promises VII Modifying Promises VIII Promises and Estoppel IX Summarising the Legal Framework 4 Looking Ahead: A 'Promising' Future? I Straitjacket vs Empowering Rule II Unilateral Promises and Bilateral Commitments Concluding Remarks